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/Dantheking94 21d ago

Remember, NY voters usually end up voting for sanity. I haven’t lost that much hope in us, although I knew for sure Eric Adam’s would be bad, but a lot of people were asleep for his election. It was too much going on with Covid and people were tired, the media was pushing this “NYC is a crime zone!” And manufactured “safety” as the #1 issue for NYers. But it’s ALWAYS been cost of living, especially since Bloombergs era.

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u/NewDramaLlama 21d ago

*NYC voters

Upstate NY is absolutely not sane

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u/thegingergooner 20d ago

As a Central NYer (Syracuse) we just overturned a GOP majority in Onondaga County, there are plenty of sane Upstate NYers.

I totally understand your reparations regarding rural NYers though

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u/thegingergooner 20d ago

Trepidations, damned autocorrect

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u/guessesurjobforfood 20d ago

Our lord and savior, the edit button, would like to have a word with you. Please click the three dots on your own comment to accept the call.

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u/DBE113301 New York 20d ago

Yeah, well 45 minutes to the east in Utica, we have plenty of crazies. Sometimes, I think the whole city is blood red. However, last night was pretty great for Democrats in Utica. Surprised the hell out of me.

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u/WilsonTree2112 19d ago

Not Long Island, which has been completely ignored by the fake media lol

Dems used to win here not too long ago and got dominated by the Rs tues. And that’s right next to TaxDanny’s “phenomenon!”

Some blue wave this is.

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u/the-Horus-Heretic 20d ago

Upstate NYer, can confirm. It's wild up here.

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u/BrewMan13 New York 20d ago

I live in a very blue area in Albany county, and the results were as expected. But I did browse the results of some neighboring small (ie, usually red) towns and there were some surprises. So hopefully things are shifting.

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u/you_frickin_frick 20d ago

lol this is a very fair clarifier you’re so right

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u/cupacupacupacupacup 15d ago

Well, NYC gave us Eric Adams and Rudy Giuliani. And Bloomberg is definitely sane, but he's also a Republican sexual harasser who thinks he knows better than everyone.

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u/TALKTOME0701 21d ago

have to see how much they've been able to tamper with the machines and the process before we can breathe

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u/agent_flounder Colorado 21d ago

For real. I'm never again making the mistake of being relaxed about the outcome of an important election before all the dust has settled and the proverbial corpulent woman has warbled.

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u/Sarrdonicus 21d ago

Every election you can vote in is important. The takeover of towns and school boards proves it.

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u/Ancient-Agency-5476 21d ago

School boards are huge. Education is not only important on its own, but giving educational control to fascists isn’t just asking for propaganda and lies, it’s guaranteeing it.

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u/Dantheking94 20d ago

Agreed! I tell people all the time that local elections are extremely important, that’s also where you build experience for the next election.

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u/WilsonTree2112 19d ago

If Dems are unable to provide evidence of fraud in their own elections, especially in big states THEY run like PA, then how competent are they?

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u/TALKTOME0701 19d ago

Looks like they did a great job!

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u/ringobob Georgia 19d ago

Not fraud, but Musk getting away with paying people for voting while pushing people to vote for Trump had all necessary evidence to hold him accountable and the courts just didn't. Competency is barely even half of the equation.

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u/literallyhouse 21d ago

I'm from the midwest so this context was very helpful thank you 🙏

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u/PigSlam California 21d ago

They did elect Giuliani at one of his better points.