excuse me what the fuck?
Isn't this the same cuomo that was forced to resign because of a sexual assault allegation? Why the fuck is this dude running for mayor?
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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Uh, you've seen who is president right?
Apparently politicians can just cruise by on name recognition these days no matter what they've previously done.
It's his copious use of charts that is maintaining his campaign
I can totally believe it because of our shit society, but also still "can't believe" scumbag Cuomo is going to win...
From what I understand, the absolute most optimistic polls have Cuomo still ahead by 1-2 points, and the worst have him ahead by 15+...
I have no love to shout from the rooftops for, so if I could I'd be shouting "I fucking hate the vast majority of you people."
Our society: "yes we've voted for moronic corruption and self serving greed, but this time it will be different! I mean the other guy is a spooky socialist!!!"
Actually there are more polls coming out that have Mamdani ahead now, still extremely close but I wouldn't call it a guaranteed win for Cuomo. Especially since we're just starting to see the ripple effects from the Mayoral debate and AOC's endorsement.
I really hope that's true! Given all our history I've grown to have very little faith in the electorate lol
Yeah that's fair, I think the main thing you can hope for is that a lot of Cuomo's support comes just from people who pick him just because they recognize him, which means they're probably not high propensity voters. Meanwhile a lot of Mamdani's support is grassroots which means hopefully a lot of his supporters are high propensity voters.
I hope those that voted already left Cuomo off their ballot, but there’s always going to be voters who will rank him and Mamdani, though both propose very different visions for the city. About double the number of people from 2021 are voting early this time, so I think we may be in for a pleasant surprise.
Important to remember, too, that a lot of those polls make meaningful assumptions about who is likely to turn out, and Mamdani's strategy is pretty zeroed-in on mobilizing registered democrats who ordinarily would not be likely to vote in a primary race.
Cuomo's campaign is extremely traditional and aiming at traditionally active primary voters, so it would be extremely encouraging to see a major race be won by the radical, non-traditional candidate over the traditional establishment one. It would certainly open up the field for 2028, especially against establishment democrats who's main advantage is their safe coalition numbers.
Why would you be surprised? This is the same city that voted for a cop and then was surprised to find out he was corrupt. You have to expect NYC to make the wrong decision.
And then did nothing about it.
"No see this corrupt cop is black, therefore he's going to be okay. Ignore that he's an state-backed abuser no matter his skin tone, as all cops are rotten to the core, he's black so he clearly know what it's like to be beaten to death for being black."
Individually, I tend to like Americans, but as a whole I consider American culture least capable of self-examination / selflessness.
I've lived in several highly multicultural cities and I've traveled far and wide. I can say for sure, thinking is just not an American passtime.
I have a feeling people will interpret the image differently depending on age. To me it looks intentionally altered to have the look and feel of a most wanted photo or a screen grab they'd show on the news in the US when reporting Middle East conflict. Particularly what you'd see in the 90s and early 2000s post 9/11.
Besides the beard his eyes are also made to look very dark.
I'd say the entire color balance of the one on the right was tweaked specifically to remove the sparkle of humanity that can be seen in the one on the left.
It definitely looks like a most wanted photo from that age.
For some reason it's making me think of the old PC game SWAT 2. I think they had mug shots for the terrorist side?
Just in case the Mandani campaign hasn't thought of this pithy phrase yet:
Status Quo-mo/Cuomo.
Looks sillier in writing, sounds a bit less silly when spoken.
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I'm rooting for Mamdani. He seems like a well-rounded guy. That question framing on why he wasn't vising Israel was the most cultist shit I've ever seen. He gave a good reply.
I don't agree with him that Israel has a right to exist when he was pushed on BDS during the debate.
But any candidate who passes the low low bar of "not financially or militarily supporting Israel" gets a pass.
I think responding to the question with "Israel has a right to exist as a state with equal rights" is the best way he could have phrased it. I know the preferred way for those on the left is "no state has a right to exist," but that's not a sentiment that's going to resonate with liberals, and many would see it as "scary radical wants to burn it all down."
His answer is a clever way of proposing a one-state solution without freaking people out.
Running for mayor of America's largest city as a muslim and using the word socialist, he walks a good tightrope.
Particularly in a party that fights its left flank harder than it fights fascism.
Don't bother, these people have no concept of the stranglehold that the Israel lobby has on politicians in this country.
NYC always ends electing the worst candidates.
R's ratfucking an election through shopped fx pics and fake polls? Never heard of it.
This is about the Democratic primary. This is about the Democratic establishment pulling out all the stops against a progressive challenge.
Dems underhandedly nobbling a popular candidate in favour of some lobbyists' creature? Never heard of that, either.
Lmao remember when the DNC butchered their chances by not selecting the popular candidate leaving Hillary to lose to what's basically a racist yam that shits itself?
I mean, in fairness, centrists prefer the racist yam to a progressive.
If they were centrists, then she would've won.
Speaking of never heard of that... wtf is "nobbling"!?
To make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs.
Did you not read his entire post? You know, the part about MAGA billionaires funding his opponent?
Knocked doors for a city council election. Candidate was a lesbian, not out because even today being gay is a death sentence for a politic career.
The day before the election they sent out an illegal mailing outing her. (And it was fucking vile) She lost.
Zohran would have my vote if I lived there.
Shocker that Creeper Cuomo would stoop to this.
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