24 June 2025

A Pleasant Surprise, for Once

In the race for the Democratic nomination for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani has decisively defeated Andrew "Rat-Faced Andy" Cuomo

In the first round, led Cuomo by43.5% of the vote to Cuomo's 36.4%.

Given that in subsequent rounds Cuomo would need almost 4 times as many 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. votes as Mamdani, and the fact that 3rd place finisher Brad Lander (11.3%) cross endorsed each other, he's pretty much a lead pipe cinch to get the Democratic Party nomination. 

My guess here is that being a corrupt scumbag sexual harasser bully who colluded with Republicans to keep Democrats from controlling the state senate had something to do with this.

What also might have had something to do with this is his decades long record of outright hostility towards the City of New York.

None of the above were likely to endear Cuomo to the average New York City voter. 

Given that the Republican nominee is Guardian Anglos founder right wing radio personality Curtis Sliwa, it can be concluded that the general election is not in doubt.

Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected, appeared set to win the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, although it could be days before the final result is known.

After 91% of votes were counted in the primary’s first round, Mamdani, a state representative, had 43.5% of the vote. Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who had been a heavy favorite until recent weeks, was at 36.4%, and conceded on Tuesday night. Speaking at a campaign rally Cuomo said Mamdani had run a “really smart and good and impactful campaign”.

“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won,” Cuomo said. Brad Lander, the progressive New York comptroller, was third with 11.4%.

New York City uses a ranked-choice voting system, and as neither candidate is likely to reach 50%, the board of elections will now tally people’s second-choice candidates. Mamdani, who cross-endorsed with Lander last week, is predicted to benefit more than Cuomo from the count.

Mamdani’s stunning rise will serve as a rebuke to the Democratic establishment, and give hope to other progressives hoping to run in elections around the country. Cuomo was backed by deep pocketed donors and endorsed by a wave of centrist figures including Bill Clinton, but Mamdani benefitted from a surge of grassroots support among young people in particular.

In addition to Bill Clinton, Cuomo got such endorsements as James Clyburn, Michael Bloomberg and the most passive aggressive endorsement ever (which they claimed was not an endorsement) from the New York Times, but it mattered for nought.

I guess being an avatar of a corrupt political polity did not play well with the voters.

5 comments :

SZS said...

Unfortunately, I am guessing this will be a bit of an own goal. Managing will be the main thing, and I suspect like most in the soft left, he can't do it.
One can cling to hope -- the bedraggled daughter of despair and doubt -- but I figure in four years we will get someone like Cuomo again.

Quasit said...

My guess is that the DNC will throw everything they have into support of notorious sleazebag Eric Adams. And the billionaires will follow suit.

Matthew Saroff said...

Naah. They will choose someone worse than Eric Adams.

Anonymous said...

It was awesome watching the financial news people have a butthurt meltdown and threaten to leave NYC.

Matthew Saroff said...

Their leaving is a feature, not a bug.

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