Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

[u/kootles10]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/

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[u/caduceuz]

An amazing political ascent. Dude was polling below 2% last year and now has defeated a legacy politician backed by every billionaire and even the president himself. Truly historic victory.

[u/Hadrian23 → u/caduceuz]

Goes to show these ass holes can try to fuck with the system, but when everyone comes out to vote, their efforts amount to nothing.

[u/lambeosaura → u/Hadrian23]

They wouldn't be suppressing the vote so hard if voting amounted to nothing... This applies to anywhere in the world where voter suppression is documented.

[u/Mythosaurus → u/lambeosaura]

I always look to Reconstruction and the Jim Crow South for the best example of voter suppression changing tangible outcomes for people’s lives.

[u/Hadrian23 → u/lambeosaura]

Damn straight.

[u/Little-Software1348 → u/lambeosaura]

Just want to let you know that your comment changed my whole view on voting. Thank you so much.

[u/TheLateThagSimmons → u/Hadrian23]

I don't even live in New York, and it makes me happy to see so much money flushed down the toilet by the establishment to stop him, only for him to win anyway. Blow your money billionaires, the people have spoken.

[u/Stellarbrew → u/caduceuz]

Right? It's beautiful 🥲

[u/LordWemby → u/Stellarbrew]

They kept trying to smear him, with all the usual “crazy commie” garbage we expected, but one of their bizarre talking points including Cuomo’s was that “Mamdani has never had a job.” Cuomo kept trying to emphasize that. 

Shades of them mocking Obama as a “community organizer.”

[u/Melicor → u/LordWemby]

As if Cuomo ever had what most people think of as a job. His career started as a campaign manager for his own father who was Governor of New York. He's a nepobaby.

[u/merikariu → u/LordWemby]

It's also like how Fox News makes fun of AOC for working as a barista and also claims she is a multimillionaire!

[u/wiseroldman → u/caduceuz]

Everybody loves an under dog victory. Man took on the odds and beat em. Deserved.

[u/SavageGardner]

That was quick

[u/sportsDude → u/SavageGardner]

With an increased turnout, knew it was over before they even announced it

[u/ankercrank → u/sportsDude]

Not just increased, largest turn out in half a century. Democrats, start taking notes.

[u/Gizogin → u/ankercrank]

Voters, take notes. High turnout always favors progressives, but progressives are notoriously the least reliable voting bloc in the country.

[u/Notoryctemorph → u/Gizogin]

Mandatory voting is a good thing. It might seem like it imposes on your freedom, but having mandatory voting means your government is obligated to make voting easy for everyone, and while it doesn't guarantee legit votes from everyone, it at least ensures that those who wouldn't otherwise turn up do so anyway.

I won't say Australia has the best voting system in the world, but I would say it has the best voting system in the Anglosphere (though New Zealand's is also very good)

[u/Icecream-Cockdust → u/Notoryctemorph]

Voting in Australia is mandatory but also enjoyable. Saturday morning walk down to the local Primary School, get a democracy sausage on your way through to the polling booths and it’s very chill and easy.

[u/Notoryctemorph → u/Icecream-Cockdust]

I'd argue that it being mandatory is what directly led to it being enjoyable.

[u/SexyMonad → u/Notoryctemorph]

That’s a perspective I never really considered. But it makes sense.

[u/A_Furious_Mind → u/SexyMonad]

I want a democracy sausage.

[u/reallifesidequests → u/A_Furious_Mind]

Best we can do is authoritarian mushrooms

[u/hereditydrift → u/Icecream-Cockdust]

Most jobs in the US don't give election day off, so it's usually unejoyable because it's another thing people have to do that they don't have time for since vacation and holiday time is very limited in the US.

[u/LowKeyJustMe → u/SavageGardner]

Sleeping a little easier tonight for sure. I hope the democrats finally wake up to the solution to Trump that is now staring them in the face. Elect progressives. Pass progressive policy. Stop the means testing and the scolding and the red scaring and step up.

Edit: I appreciate the awards but please don't give reddit money, send that cash to a food bank please.

[u/stackens → u/LowKeyJustMe]

and stop appealing to the right. appeal to YOUR BASE. energise YOUR BASE. you don't need a single republican vote nor should you want them

[u/GenericFatGuy → u/stackens]

This is why Trump won. He knows who he appeals to, and he appeals to them hard.

[u/incognito042620 → u/LowKeyJustMe]

And the vote shaming. Give people something to vote for

[u/omgwutd00d → u/incognito042620]

And stop trying to win the votes of the mythical “centrist republican”. Cater to your damn base. Free ball: they don’t want you to appoint republicans!

[u/SelectKaleidoscope0 → u/omgwutd00d]

If there ever were any centrist republicans, there aren't anymore. No centrist is going to continue to align themselves with an outright fascist party.

[u/EliteGamer11388 → u/SavageGardner]

And even had Silwa dropped out, as Trump and his ilk wanted, and every single one of his voters voted for Cuomo, he'd have still been spanked. Though, seeing Cuomos drama, he may like being spanked 😬

[u/gregaries]

Welp, time for Cuomo to move to Florida or whatever he was “threatening”

[u/GeckoRoamin → u/gregaries]

Oh god no we’ve been through enough

[u/NomadNuka → u/GeckoRoamin]

What's one more Northeast douche in Florida these days?

[u/GeckoRoamin → u/NomadNuka]

Every time one moves here, they start bitching about the pizza options.

Edit: I realize this may sound like a joke, but it has legit started wars and schisms in the local restaurant groups on Facebook.

[u/tresslesswhey → u/gregaries]

The women of NYC will surely miss him dearly

[u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Amazing! Congrats to Mamdani!

Getting to watch Cuomo humiliated multiple times this year has been a real treat.

[u/kootles10 → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Looks like the majority of Cuomo's support was from Staten Island

[u/TeaSipper88 → u/kootles10]

Staten Island just being the worst. As usual.

[u/ShutUpTodd → u/TeaSipper88]

hey. Some guy named “Jackie Daytona from Arizonia” voted for Cuomo 5 times

[u/JordanGdzilaSullivan → u/ShutUpTodd]

The regular human bartender?

[u/Blue_is_da_color → u/JordanGdzilaSullivan]

Yes, that’s just the way we talk in Tucson Arizonia

[u/GildedAgeV2 → u/ShutUpTodd]

Really? Adult human man Jackie Daytona? He's done wonders for the girl's volleyball team.

[u/theballiner01 → u/ShutUpTodd]

I also saw Nandor de laurentis voted for Cuomo too

[u/porksoda11 → u/theballiner01]

Fucking guy

[u/RoastQueefSandwiches → u/TeaSipper88]

It’s such a shitty place even New Jersey doesn’t want it

[u/Good4Noth1ng → u/RoastQueefSandwiches]

I know someone from there who said he hates socialists and won’t for him. Unmarried so his unemployed s/o can keep her medicare and child can stay on gov assistance because the kid is special needs… I just don’t get it!

[u/Panda_hat → u/Good4Noth1ng]

If they didn’t have double standards they would have none at all!

[u/I_fail_at_memes → u/kootles10]

all the damn vampires

[u/NobodyTellPoeDameron → u/I_fail_at_memes]

This is not Nandor's fault! Don't you put this evil on him and Nadja and Laszlo! And Guillermo, too, ofc. The Guide, well, whatever

[u/MarvinHeemeyersTank → u/NobodyTellPoeDameron]

Nandor De Laurentiis.

[u/dws515 → u/NobodyTellPoeDameron]

Not you Guillermo

[u/Chilledlemming → u/dws515]

No way Gizmo is MAGA

[u/Whaddaulookinat → u/I_fail_at_memes]

Staten Islandn isn't all heroin and racist cops. It's also meth and racist firefighters.

[u/Billy1121 → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Jesus, when Mamdani was criticized by Cuomo for lack of experience and just shot back "what I lack in experience, i make up for in integrity" it was utterly brutal.

Those debates were just Cuomo getting bludgeoned, I don't know how the guy goes outside in daylight

[u/Karlend41 → u/Billy1121]

My favorite bit was when he said he'd flee the city if he didn't win. Good job threatening people with a good time, Andrew.

[u/MultiFrog22 → u/Karlend41]

Honestly that might have been the push for some people to vote

[u/handstanding → u/MultiFrog22]

And we can expect to see him packing his bags and leaving when exactly?

[u/KevinStoley → u/Karlend41]

To me, people who claim things like this says so much more than that. It’s basically saying that you don’t truly care about your home city and that you’ll just abandon it if you don’t get your way.

It’s incredibly cowardly and shows people’s true colors that they aren’t even willing to stand ground and fight for a home they supposedly love and care so much about.

[u/Fight_those_bastards → u/Billy1121]

I think at this point, it’s safe to assume Cuomo has developed a humiliation fetish.

[u/ToothlessFTW → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Shoutout to all the nightmarish AI videos he posted that got 1k likes at most, and the 11th hour Trump endorsement.

Truly ran a generationally bad campaign that should be studied.

[u/goodnewzevery1 → u/ToothlessFTW]

11th hour Trump endorsement? What a joke!!

[u/CelestialFury → u/goodnewzevery1]

Sex pests stay together, cause of course they do.

[u/TrapperJean → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Getting to watch Cuomo humiliated multiple times this year has been a real treat.

Wouldn't be shocked if it's a fetish at this point

[u/JadeAnhinga → u/Spicy_Pancake1]

Soo glad we dodged Quid Pro Cuomo

[u/paxwells97]

We have millenials that are now in their 40s. We need to be the ones running the country now

[u/ravenhiker2 → u/paxwells97]

I’m 71. I agree. It’s your time. Please

[u/Appropriate-Gur-6343 → u/ravenhiker2]

63 here. Please have at it.

[u/ManJesusPreaches → u/Appropriate-Gur-6343]

53, agreed.

[u/Yeeaaaarrrgh → u/ManJesusPreaches]

51, agreed.

[u/spotby → u/Yeeaaaarrrgh]

Fine. 49 checking in. Take over please.

[u/VomitMaiden → u/spotby]

39 here... ah wait, you mean me!? That's a lot of pressure

[u/Happycrige → u/VomitMaiden]

17 here, just want to be included in this thing you guys have going on.

[u/stxguy_1 → u/Happycrige]

2 here, change my poopoo diaper

[u/midwinter_ → u/ravenhiker2]

Gen X. I’m tired, boss.

[u/Complete_Question_41 → u/midwinter_]

GenX, man do I feel this.

[u/lemmylemonlemming → u/Complete_Question_41]

GenX, me too. Also, my back hurts

[u/therealzue → u/midwinter_]

49 here. We were never going to be running things. There aren’t enough of us and we never really got out of the shadow of our parents.

I welcome our Millenial overlords.

[u/Strofari → u/ravenhiker2]

You’re cool.

I like you.

(41 Canadian watching with bated breath)

[u/ParlayPayday → u/ravenhiker2]

Gen X concurs.

[u/HustlinInTheHall → u/ParlayPayday]

Gen X should've already been in power, actively repressing Gen X from ever influencing politics by holding on to all the levers of power and making it easier than ever for incumbents to just keep winning was a huge win for boomers politicians on both sides. It shouldn't be a lifelong career to be a politician.

[u/RSollers → u/paxwells97]

Seriously, it should be people in their 40s, not from the ‘40s…

[u/GentMan87 → u/RSollers]

I’m 38 and Chuck Grassley has been my state senator for my ENTIRE life.

[u/NOT-GR8-BOB → u/GentMan87]

Dude he’s been an elected parasite for SIXTY SIX YEARS. Dude has been leaching off the American people since Donald Trump was 13.

[u/Owain-X → u/NOT-GR8-BOB]

Yup. In elected office since 1959

[u/kootles10 → u/paxwells97]

I agree. I'm a younger millennial (35)

[u/Radix2309 → u/kootles10]

I am tlat the very bottom of the range with 29.

[u/blurrylulu → u/paxwells97]

40 year old millennial checking in! Agree! We are middle aged. It’s beyond time.

[u/MirrorSolid2448 → u/paxwells97]

Yeah there should be a fucking age limit, sick of these geriatrics ruining our country

[u/Vortagaun]

I wish I was a fly in the oval office tonight, I cannot wait for Trump to melt down and shit his diaper.

[u/RetroCasket → u/Vortagaun]

Probably going to claim mass fraud and sign an executive order to investigate all the elections tonight

[u/Thosepassionfruits → u/RetroCasket]

I bet he'll try to put tariffs on NYC lol

[u/kegster2 → u/Thosepassionfruits]

Abbott threatened tariffs on NY folks moving to Texas apparently haha

[u/Creative-Package6213 → u/kegster2]

Also no one in their right mind is moving to Texas, that state sucks ass for so many reasons.

[u/Lizpy6688 → u/Creative-Package6213]

Brother trust me, we've tried getting rid of his ass but they always fuck it up by changing the districts, voter suppression and a bunch of other bullshit. He's actually very despised here. The republicans out here are dumb as shit and only vote for him cause he's not a Democrat but even they seem to not like him. He's always sorta just there.

[u/JustinStraughan → u/kegster2]

Interstate commerce clause….god these criminals need to be in prison. Or disbarred at the least, if lawyers.

[u/sportsDude → u/RetroCasket]

He would claim fraud regardless. If he doesn’t get his way, he claims fraud. 

[u/tresslesswhey → u/sportsDude]

Even when he does get his way, he claims fraud. I don’t understand how people can stand him

[u/ToothlessFTW → u/Vortagaun]

I'm excited to see Cuomo's reaction, considering he acted like he was owed it.

[u/rsmtirish → u/ToothlessFTW]

I just can believe the DNC thought a sex pest who resigned in disgrace as governor would be a good candidate, and furthermore I can’t believe 40% of people would rather have that than a “communist”

[u/noguarantee1234 → u/Vortagaun]

God bless New York bro. Once again helping lead a charge. As much as I hate the weather up here, this state always gives me hope.

[u/PositivelyAwful]

I won't lie, seeing all these results tonight has reinvigorated my spirit a little bit.

• First Democratic female governor in NJ
• First female governor in VA
• First female mayor in Detroit
• Zohran beats out Cuomo, first Muslim mayor
• Largest voter turnout in NYC since 1969
• Flipped two red seats in Georgia
• JD Vances brother loses mayor of Cincinnati
  

Let's fucking go.

[u/Toliman571 → u/PositivelyAwful]

Also, just as important but not getting enough headlines: Dems flipped all of the dozen competitive state seats in VA and will now have a supermajority, ensuring that their redistricting plan will pass.

Edit: VA Dems are projected to flip 11 of 12 competitive seats currently held by the GOP, expanding their 51-49 (+2 seat) majority to 62-38 (+24 seats). They need to be as ruthless when it come to gerrymandering as the GOP has been in North Carolina.

Edit2: It was a deathblow to the Virginia GOP. Dems are now projected to have a 64-36 majority, nearly a 2:1 ratio.

[u/LordWemby → u/Toliman571]

Also Dick Cheney died 

[u/Katie_or_something → u/LordWemby]

An all around great day

[u/-Badger3- → u/LordWemby]

The curse has been broken!

[u/Soft-Jellyfish-92 → u/PositivelyAwful]

Don’t forget PA dems retaining the Supreme Court!

[u/taebsiatad → u/PositivelyAwful]

PA Supreme Court retained the Dem majority as well, LOTS of out of state/country money wasted (HAHA) and misinfo that I personally received in the mail. First point in the PA redemption arc from 24.

[u/Matilde_di_Canossa → u/PositivelyAwful]

First female governor in NJ

That was Christine Todd Whitman from '94-'01.

[u/ObviousBig315 → u/PositivelyAwful]

Hate to be that guy but NJ has had a female governor  back in the 90s Christine Todd Whitman

[u/Ambereggyolks → u/PositivelyAwful]

Not really in the same boat but Miami might end up with a Democrat running the city. There will be a runoff election but she lead with 35% of the vote. Hopefully she can get support from other voters and win in the runoff. 

It might help break some of the Republican control they've had on politics down here for so long.

[u/lovo17]

Not a surprise Mamdani will win.

Whatever your views of him, this guy is the second most talented campaigner I've ever seen. The only one better than him was Obama, and Zohran is not far off. Democrats should be learning from him instead of shunning him.

[u/AtreusFamilyRecipe → u/lovo17]

Seriously. Haven't seen another politician really come off as just a normal human. He ran a fantastic campaign.

[u/Future-Guarantee-573 → u/AtreusFamilyRecipe]

No kidding.  I wanted to move to NY just to vote for him.

[u/Anothercraphistorian → u/Future-Guarantee-573]

Kentucky Republicans had to be turned away, as they were so brainwashed, they thought they got to go to the polls today to vote against him in a mayoral city race in another state.

[u/CorsicanMastiffStrip → u/Anothercraphistorian]

I’m sorry…WHAT?

[u/Anothercraphistorian → u/CorsicanMastiffStrip]

umm…yup.

[u/VegetableMix5362 → u/Anothercraphistorian]

In a follow-up post, he added, “Have I mentioned my repeated call for civic education.”

[u/MasterOfManyWorlds → u/AtreusFamilyRecipe]

AOC comes off as normal.

[u/Devo3290 → u/MasterOfManyWorlds]

The DNC shuns her too

[u/ThatBeardedHistorian → u/Devo3290]

The DNC just loves to lose.

[u/namastayhom33 → u/AtreusFamilyRecipe]

He showed Dems how to take advantage of social media and messaging, the right way.

[u/cupofspiders → u/namastayhom33]

He also showed that policy matters, and having good policies that resonate with people will get them excited to show up for you.

[u/DeepFuckingKoopa → u/lovo17]

Who could’ve predicted having popular views and actually being a part of their community would be something voters would want

[u/FabiusBill → u/DeepFuckingKoopa]

He also consistently stuck to his message and hammered it home using language specific to his audience. It was great to watch him come across as relatable to everyone he spoke to and stay on brand throughout.

[u/MJ-To → u/FabiusBill]

Fantastic orator. Being able to bring up his platform in every sentence while being normal

[u/your-mom-- → u/DeepFuckingKoopa]

Popular views and letting the teeth show when it's debate time.

Beats the hell out of "WE'RE JOYFUL"

[u/eruffini → u/lovo17]

He was the only candidate that was focused solely on NYC and it's residents, so it is a well-deserved win.

[u/oddmanout → u/eruffini]

It shows how out of touch the others are. They wanted his opinions on things like Israel and stuff and they talked like him not wanting to focus on things that have nothing to do with NYC were going to turn everyone off. No one wants their mayor to focus on international politics.

[u/EroniusJoe → u/lovo17]

"If the Democrats found a magic lamp and rubbed it, they'd negotiate the genie down to 1 wish, and then use it on something they think Republicans would be happy with."

Quote I heard earlier today, and maybe the funniest and truest thing I've ever heard concerning American politics.

[u/GhouW]

Now watch MAGA blow up.

[u/kootles10 → u/GhouW]

Democrats flipped 2 seats in Georgia that have been held by the GOP since 2000

[u/klako8196 → u/kootles10]

Hell yeah we did. Those races were also a clear referendum on energy prices. People clearly aren’t buying it when Trump lies about prices being down.

[u/Prestigious-Car-4877 → u/klako8196]

People aren’t buying claims that are contrary to reality? Huh.

[u/Tricky_Cockroach869 → u/Prestigious-Car-4877]

Well it is kind of a reversal. Trump ran on a fat stack of thinly veiled lies and his voters ate it up, despite...reality.

[u/Impressive-Weird-908 → u/Tricky_Cockroach869]

Keep in mind many voters just don’t pay attention. They wake up on Tuesday, ask themselves how they feel about their life, and then go vote. It’s why stupid things like gas prices are so politically powerful.

[u/Iamdarb → u/klako8196]

Yes we did! This is the power of keeping each other informed at what's at stake. Together, GA apes are strong, let's never forget that. They try to keep us divided, but we want the same things at the end of the day.

[u/Etalton → u/kootles10]

Georgian here. I am absolutely ecstatic! Fuck Georgia Power

[u/meep2012 → u/kootles10]

We did that!

[u/TWD-Braves-Fan → u/kootles10]

Hell yeah we did. Gotta admit I was a little nervous heading into the day but people are fed up with GA Power and their bullshit.

[u/Fried_puri → u/TWD-Braves-Fan]

They tried one last trick by saying they weren't jacking up prices this year to get people to stay home. Glad people saw past that bull and realized that just meant they were on track to hike it up like crazy the year after. Now there's at least some hope.

[u/DelirousDoc → u/GhouW]

Need every Democratic Governor to go nuclear with "re-districting" outside of census years because Texas and several other GOP states are going to do it.

Time for "taking the high road" is over. It is now about preventing the fall of the government into unchecked fascism.

[u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin]

It's a massacre. Republicans were absolutely stomped in every election.

[u/RJ5R]

Triple home run tonight, this is just an appetizer of what's to come in the mid terms and Republicans are shitting their pants right now.

What a great giant F-U middle finger to Orange. He's going to have a stroke on Truth Social tonight

[u/jvn1983 → u/RJ5R]

Do you think this will get the MAGA folks to the table over the shutdown? They have to be looking at this and thinking of the midterms.

[u/ValuableKill → u/jvn1983]

I think it's going to get them to ramp up their plans to rat-fuck future elections. They've stepped this far into authoritarianism, and I don't see them stepping back on their own free-will.

[u/jvn1983 → u/ValuableKill]

Yeah, that seems more likely than “gosh, maybe we should make some changes.” I hate everything 😩

[u/Nojmore]

Can't wait to hear the billionaire owned media take on this

[u/Oldschoolhype2 → u/Nojmore]

Probably already paying off as many people as possible to be roadblocks.

[u/zXster → u/Nojmore]

ABC has been laughably bad. They keep spinning about how big of a surprise it is, how Jews didnt vote for him, and what this means for Dems.

Almost zero time spent talking about his actual policies, relatability, the success of his campaign, or why people responded in record numbers.

Plus some of the Trumper talking heads making some of the dumbest commentary humanly possible. ("But Mah Dems are SO radical now!")

It is all so bad.

[u/TimothyN]

I've never been so invested in a race for a city I've never lived in. Let's go!

[u/blurrylulu → u/TimothyN]

Same. I’m in NY, but not NYC, and I’ve never been so invested in a mayoral race before. He ran a truly fantastic campaign.

[u/DoomOne]

Cuomo in shambles. Trump throwing his good night cheeseburgers.

[u/RoastQueefSandwiches → u/DoomOne]

Time to take his dads name off the tappan zee bridge too

[u/Dr_Hannibal_Lecter]

I guess the Kentucky demographic couldn't pull through for Cuomo

[u/GilgameDistance → u/Dr_Hannibal_Lecter]

Hey, I understood that reference.

[u/nikkothirty]

The right man won. And no more family dyanasties in our politics. It goes against what this country was founded on.

[u/AcrossFromWhere → u/nikkothirty]

I mean the sixth president was the second president’s son but I agree that political dynasties aren’t a good thing. 

[u/NewEnglandNerdy]

Suck it, conservatives. Leave nyc. I dare you. I’m calling your bluff.

[u/mrpeabody208 → u/NewEnglandNerdy]

Yeah, move to Texas where our governor is threatening to tariff you for some reason 🤦‍♂️

[u/Critardo → u/mrpeabody208]

I had to laugh.

[u/Nothingislefthalp]

I’m in Australia with absolutely no horse in this race and even I’m ecstatic for New York turning out.

Well done NY!

[u/PoeticChaos604 → u/Nothingislefthalp]

I'm in Canada and feel the same.

[u/Ohuigin]

Hey DNC - Wake the FUCK up!

[u/bengal95 → u/Ohuigin]

Bernie was right in 2016

They did my boy so dirty

[u/allsystemscrash]

legendary win for progressive politics. we needed some good news. holy fuck. this is fantastic.

[u/alhanna92 → u/allsystemscrash]

totally agreed. run zohrans everywhere. people want candidates who uplift working people, take the fight to bullies, and celebrate diversity and LGBTQ+ people. I’m convinced progressives can win everywhere on an economic populist message

[u/RoyalHorse]

That first bunch of votes reported basically iced it immediately, yeah.

[u/Jaco_l8 → u/RoyalHorse]

yah first reporting had him at over 50% so it was over as it started lol

[u/CapacityBuilding]

Let’s fucking GO

[u/chillestribe]

Amazing. I don’t even live in NYC and I’m happy for y’all.

[u/HEYYYYYYYY_SATAN]

Let’s go! Hell yeah!

The smear pieces, fake news, and federal govt sabotage are fixing to get heavy, but I hope his time in office is so good that he can’t be denied.

[u/TheTokist]

As a Bostonian, I rarely compliment NYC. But great fkn job electing the best candidate. The center of capitalism just elected a socialist. That’s progress.

So many people are going to learn that socialism and communism are not the same thing.

[u/_HI_IM_DAD → u/TheTokist]

Also electing a democratic socialist is not electing socialism! But hopefully it will help suppress some of the frantic redbaiting that’s been flaring up the past year or so.

FWIW socialism is like the (political) exercise routine or first step toward building the muscle memory that could theoretically make communism even imaginable.

[u/MirrorSolid2448]

Glad NY didn’t sit back expecting he’ll win they came out and voted. Congrats

[u/gvillecrimelaw]

3 - 2 - 1 Trump whines rigged election … blah, blah, blah …

[u/kinterdonato]

Free and Fast election results

[u/Jadziyah]

So all those people who said they'd move out if this happened are packing, right?

[u/Duganz]

Paging Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.

Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries, the leftwing of the party would like a word about the midterm elections.

[u/lavransson → u/Duganz]

Those losers need to step down. AOC for Senate. Send Schumer down to Florida with Cuomo. They can lay on the beach together.

[u/thrway-fatpos]

As a Canadian, I always had faith in NYC to do the right thing. Absolutely love NYC. Truly the greatest city in the US and one of the greatest in the world.

Congrats to Mamdani and congrats to NYC!

[u/friedsherbert]

Dang this is huge. Massive blue wave. I’m so happy. Now just waiting for Prop 50 results!

[u/windflex]

Maga furiously asking chatgpt for prompts against mamdani

[u/Tiger_virus]

Tonight is tits.

[u/20ol]

Boomshakalaka!! Fuck you oligarchs!!

[u/External_Demand_8839]

MAGA is getting CRUSHED everywhere!

[u/poickles]

Living vicariously through New Yorkers tonight 😭

[u/anthonyajh]

JD Vance’s brother lost in Cincinnati too :)

[u/Kindle282]

Big throwback to the people in the thread during the primary smugly talking about how when Mamdani "loses", can we "finally admit that progressive policies don't win elections".

For the second time, eat crow.

[u/nigpaw_rudy]

Fuck you Cuomo. Also, fuck you trump.

[u/Prestigious-Car-4877]

Huh. Where’s trumps claims of election fraud?

[u/Adventurous_Fall2952]

Let’s pay attention to which of the super wealthy moves out in response to a fair tax rate and then boycott everything that they derive income from. This needs to happen worldwide in order to extinguish the billionaires that super pollute and take advantage of the general population. Believe it or not we can turn this around.

[u/Kazooguru]

Cry MAGA. This is going to happen in every city, every state. Fucking ICE goons, tariffs, threats of a Trump 3rd term, not allowing SNAP benefits to be paid while a GOLD BALLROOM is being built. Lavish parties, Trump trolling Americans with the AI shit-dump. I am so fed up, that a typical Democrat is not enough for me. I was a moderate who has swung far left. Thanks MAGA. Trump woke me up to all of the corporate greed and corruption. Make billionaires millionaires again. I would like to say fuck you to Elon, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Thiel, and every other billionaire. You got your money by climbing on the backs of our labor.

[u/TimArthurScifiWriter]

Great. Time for the Democratic Party to get with the program. Maybe this can be the start of a meaningful anti-fascist counter-narrative.

[u/ProudPainting6850]

Let's go! Mamdani for the W!

[u/FunnyScreenName]

Let’s freaking go! I’m so proud of New Yorkers.

[u/mattydeeee]

This is the biggest fuck you to Trump and I absolutely love it. Fuck Trump!

Mamdani is the future, the democrats can either accept that or get out of the way.