Cuomo defeated in NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

[dudalb]

I don't give a damn about how much anyone can bench, let alone a politician. I can still admit, its funny that he tried and failed. Not at all meaningful, I suppose if I had two candidates that I agreed with exactly the same amount. The trying to bench more than you could in public would sway me towards the other one who did not make such foolish mistake. Otherwise, I'll chuckle an move on.

I really hope we can move on because that is all that this story is. You like Mamdami or are ambivalent to him, it doesn't matter. You don't like him or are ambivalent, it's funny. If you don't like him, well you can annoy his supporters with it but it's not going to win an election.

In case anyone is curious, I'd be hard pressed to vote for him, but this has no impact on that. Honestly, in NY, if I had to vote. Cuomo, Addams, or Mamdami, Likely Mamdami. I think he's mostly wrong but he's not obviously corrupt.

I would end up voting for Mamdami, but holding my nose and hoping that reality will force him to modify his programs.
Problem I have with him is where the hell is all the money to pay for his programs is going to come from. What I have is his proposed tax hikes on the wealthy in NYC will not come close to covering the costs. If elected, he is going to get mugged by reality.
But what is going on in NYC is more proof of something I have suspected for along time..the best and the brightest in the USA no longer want to go into politics and who can blame them? That this crowd is the best the biggest city in the USA can come up with proves that.
As for Cuomo, the man is so corrupt he is the Boss Tweed for the 21st Century.

 

[Reformed Offlian]

You might not know, not being from the US or studying it's political process in depth but you pass zoning legislation by lifting. The side of the argument that lifts the most wins and they get to change zoning codes that way.

Tangentially related to this, I once read an article comparing squats with leg presses; it said something to the effect of: if squats are the king of lifts, then leg presses are the zoning commission chair.

 

[dudalb]

I see that some of the Mamdami fanboys in this thread don't seem to get the law of TANSTAAFL:
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. You might get it for free but somebody has to pay for it.

 

[Reformed Offlian]

Show some gratitude!

Vance on Mamdani: It would be nice for him to occasionally show a sense of gratitude instead of just attacking the United States for all of its problems

https://twitter.com/x/status/1961184895205871856

Right, because that's how his ticket and Republicans in general campaigned. They didn't complain constantly and attack the problems they saw in the United States, or criticize the policies of its incumbent government, they just expressed gratitude.

They were so grateful and appreciative, in fact, that they immediately made a point of trying to break half of what the federal government does, because that's what grateful people who aren't attacking the United States do.

 

[Brainster]

Where has all of this “you should be grateful” crap come from? Has he been binge watching Col Jessup in A Few Good Men?

How hard is that to understand? Basically what Vance is asking is if he's happy being an American versus being Ugandan where he was born?

 

[lionking]

How hard is that to understand? Basically what Vance is asking is if he's happy being an American versus being Ugandan where he was born?

Yes, I get it. Vance is racist too.

 

[Brainster]

Yes, I get it. Vance is racist too.

When did race enter the discussion?

 

[dudalb]

Yes, I get it. Vance is racist too.

When did race enter the discussion?

When Uganda was mentioned.
Still in denial about what the GOP has become?

 

[Brainster]

When Uganda was mentioned.
Still in denial about what the GOP has become.

I mentioned Uganda. It's where he was born and presumably he is happy not to be there currently. What is racist about those statements?

 

[Safe-Keeper]

Where has all of this “you should be grateful” crap come from?

Whataboutisms. "But but whatabout russia and Uganda?!"

 

[dann]

I suspect it's because of money, no donor wanted to support someonw who had no freaking chance of getting elected.

I see that some of the Mamdami fanboys in this thread don't seem to get the law of TANSTAAFL:
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. You might get it for free but somebody has to pay for it.

Are you talking about Cuomo's donors?

Take a look at reality:

New York Times/Siena Poll: New York City Mayoral Race (Siena, Sep 9, 2025)
Zohran Mamdani – 46% – holds a 22-point advantage over Andrew Cuomo – 24% ... The big ‘if’ is what would happen if both Sliwa and Adams were to drop out of the race and make it a two-person showdown ... A majority of New York City likely voters, 52%, have a favorable view of Mamdani while a majority, 59%, view Andrew Cuomo unfavorably.

For people like Cuomo there is such a thing as a free lunch because rich donors are paying for it. New Yorkers seem to be turning away from those people and towards people who will work for them instead of for donating billionaires.
It is obvious that alleged centrists don't approve of that trend ...

 

[Susheel]

I see that some of the Mamdami fanboys in this thread don't seem to get the law of TANSTAAFL:
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. You might get it for free but somebody has to pay for it.

Still not happy that New York decided not to back a middle of the road Corporate Dem, eh?

 

[dudalb]

Still not happy that New York decided not to back a middle of the road Corporate Dem, eh?

If my Coporate Dem you mean somebody who does not think the govnerment shouldnot have total command of the economy, damn right.
I would love to know what you would replace private business with. We have tried the government runs everything solution, and it has failed miserably.

 

[dudalb]

And I am sick and tired of the hatred and dislike many here have for moderates. When all you have is two militant extremes, disaster results.

 

[Susheel]

And I am sick and tired of the hatred and dislike many here have for moderates. When all you have is two militant extremes, disaster results.

And if you think Mamdani is militant extreme, your idea of what extreme left is skewed. Understandable since you see most right-wing as centrist.

 

[ahhell]

I suspect it's because of money, no donor wanted to support someonw who had no freaking chance of getting elected.

You know, that's more realistic than most folks who run for office. Some keep running long after they've run out of money and support.

 

[Andy_Ross]

No money to fulfill his FAKE Communist promises.
Why bother voting for him?

Trump on Mamdani: "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, so what’s the point of voting for him?"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972665611248386338

 

[Andy_Ross]

Donald's full statement

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
Self proclaimed New York City Communist, Zohran Mamdani, who is running for Mayor, will prove to be one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican Party.

He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won't be getting any of it, so what's the point of voting for him? This ideology has failed, always, for thousands of years. It will fail again, and that's guaranteed! President DJT

 

[dann]

Still not happy that New York decided not to back a middle of the road Corporate Dem, eh?

Dudalb's 'There's no such thing as a free lunch' etc. is up there with other conservative memes like:

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Trump is just following the old US tradition of "socialism doesn't work, because wherever it looks like it might, we put sanctions on them and send in the CIA to kill Union Leaders and fund insurgents. QED".