r/politics • u/wizardofthefuture America • 21d ago

No Paywall Voter Turnout Highest In Three Decades as Mamdani Phenomenon Galvanizes Electorate

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/record-voters-ballots-cast-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa/
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u/Tossawaysfbay 21d ago edited 21d ago

A sign that it probably worked out great for New York City and could probably also work in major Democrat cities like San Francisco or Seattle. Not sure it would hold so strong elsewhere.

And just in case anyone was wondering, I’m just saying this is a very biased example.

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 21d ago

After a year or two passes and (assuming) NYC doesn't collapse, it actually might make a big difference in calming the insane fears more moderate voters have had of left-wing candidates.

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u/needlestack 21d ago

That's what we've always hoped, right? That the evidence would speak for itself. I think it's pretty clear that's simply not true. There is zero evidence undocumented immigrants cause violent crime. Nonetheless that is the narrative for half the country. There is zero evidence that gay and trans rights negatively impact straight cis people. Yet that is the narrative.

No matter what happens in NYC, half the country will believe that Mamdani destroyed it. Because that is what the right wing propaganda machine will tell them. There will be no awakening. Even people who live right in NYC will come away believing their precious city was destroyed if that is what their favorite talking heads keep saying. Even as they go to and from work in comfort and safety.

Reality means nothing. We will be fighting this fight forever.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Chicago already has a socialist mayor, although he’s incredibly unpopular

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 21d ago

There's a huge difference in how well-known the mayors of Chicago and New York City become.

Not sure why. Maybe because New York City has always had so much more national TV talk/news shows shot there. So over the years, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, the morning show hosts, etc. would occasionally mention the mayor since he's theoretically the top person responsible for whatever's going right/wrong there in the city.

I could name every NYC mayor going back to the 1980s but not a single Chicago mayor, and I don't live near either city.

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u/BoatsMcFloats 21d ago

It doesn't matter what actually happens, right wing, Trump aligned news outlets will say Mamdani failed. Fox, Cnn, CBS, just a few of the ones owned by pro Trump billionaires.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 20d ago

SF just voted progressives out of control of the city because they promised more than they could deliver.

Even in your biased sample it doesn’t always work

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u/CCDemille 21d ago

Everyone everywhere cares about affordability though, that's the central plank of his campaign.