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SickOfTheOnePct

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45. "He beat out all NYC mayoral candidates combined. "

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 07:55 PM

Jul 31

Well yeah, after they eliminated all but one of the other candidates and reallocated their votes; and that's fine, as that's how NYC does their primaries.

But in the first round, he got 43.82% of the vote, which means that everyone else combined got 56.18% of the vote.

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NYC Mayor Candidate Mamdani Says He's 'Not Defunding the Police' [View all] lostincalifornia Jul 30 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #1

And now, over 5 years after your 2020 Xeet, he has changed his stance. Celerity Jul 30 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #4

That is not his stance now. I have seen multiple interviews with him since he won the Democratic primary. His Celerity Jul 30 #5

Trump was a Democrat TnDem Jul 30 #7

So you are comparing Mamdani to Trump?? WTF Celerity Jul 30 #8

No, you missed the point TnDem Jul 30 #10

Oh, I did not miss 'the point'. Celerity Jul 30 #11

That is not what they said at all, but you know that. sheshe2 Jul 31 #51

That is exactly what they did. nt Celerity Aug 1 #52

Post removed Post removed Aug 1 #53

I have no need to 'dig'. I support the Democratic nominee in the general election. Celerity Aug 1 #55

"Vote blue, no matter who" Dave says Jul 30 #12

Well, that gets into more issues TnDem Jul 30 #13

Agreed Dave says Jul 30 #14

Black men can be sexist too JustAnotherGen Jul 31 #46

Trump is not a Democrat iemanja Aug 1 #54

So why hasn't he deleted it? Polybius Jul 30 #26

Why should he delete it? People change their stances all the time. Celerity Jul 30 #27

It would look better Polybius Jul 31 #33

I disagree Just_Vote_Dem Jul 31 #37

Thanks TnDem Jul 30 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #6

Yep, he Greg_In_SF Jul 30 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #16

He has spoken Greg_In_SF Jul 30 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #18

He posted about it Greg_In_SF Jul 30 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 30 #22

Does that mean you plan on supporting someone other than THE Democratic candidate? iemanja Aug 1 #56

I can't believe he still has that up Polybius Jul 30 #25

He has an extremely detailed plan on his website about augmenting the police and anyone wanting to know what he Nanjeanne Jul 30 #15

A lot of typing for one simple word TnDem Jul 30 #19

Did you even read the policy proposal? Politicub Jul 30 #21

No, I didn't TnDem Jul 30 #23

Simple question: What candidate for NYC Mayor do you want to win in this coming general election? Celerity Jul 30 #29

I'd vote for him...However TnDem Jul 30 #31

Non sequitur. I never said anything about him in terms of being a national candidate. Celerity Jul 30 #32

You have no idea who I support TnDem Jul 31 #34

I am not the one in a bubble. I never said, nor do I believe Celerity Jul 31 #36

What in the hell is "sus" TnDem Jul 31 #40

Apparently "attempting to introduce FUD" is sus. lapucelle Jul 31 #47

I had to google that TnDem Jul 31 #48

Me too JustAnotherGen Jul 31 #49

You may want to google "pettifog", just in case. lapucelle Jul 31 #50

WTF? Nanjeanne Jul 30 #30

He doesn't want to take a dollar from the police budget AZProgressive Jul 30 #24

That running as a democratic socialist thing has finally come back to bite him. brush Jul 30 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 31 #39

Hmmmm? Running as a socialist a positive in the US? We shall see. brush Jul 31 #41

He won the primary iemanja Aug 1 #58

Why didn't he just run as a DEMOCRAT and not a socialist? brush Aug 1 #62

Chalk and cheese. The Democratic Party is simply an electoral construct. Democratic socialism is a political philosophy. Celerity Aug 1 #63

You must know that in the US the words socialism and communism have negative connotations due to not just the... brush Aug 1 #67

He did run as a Democrat iemanja Aug 1 #65

Im always impressed with Mamdani's media savvy Nanjeanne Jul 31 #35

Lol! lol Billionaire Ackman is probably crying somewhere. vanessa_ca Jul 31 #38

"He beat out all NYC mayoral candidates combined. " SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #45

If you oppose ranked choice voting iemanja Aug 1 #61

Who said I oppose ranked choice voting? SickOfTheOnePct Aug 1 #64

There were eleven candidates in the race iemanja Aug 1 #66

If you want to be angry... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 1 #68

He's going to be elected... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 31 #43

And a 58% increase in the corporate tax rate... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 1 #59

The right-wingers are consistent in their right-wing views and smears. iemanja Aug 1 #57

The police will be necessary--- when the time comes Jack Valentino Aug 1 #60