Zohran Mamdani had +38 approval upon his election. In under 2 months he’s:
•Secured universal childcare
•Paid New Yorkers $30/hour & survived a blizzard without disruption
•Remained wholly honest about the massive budget crisis NYC faces
•Demanded Hochul tax billionaires instead of working people
•Got Trump to commit $12B to NYC for affordable housing, and
•Did it ALL without corporate money
His approval is now +48.
Almost like working people love public servants who fight for working people.🤯
@QasimRashid
But, but, but-
Someone has noticed that New York City sidewalks are less than pristine! How could Mamdani possibly be a good mayor if that is true??
/sarcasm/
@disorderlyf It appears that it just means 48% of voters approve of the job he’s doing (and at that time 32% disapproved)
https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdanis-popularity-hits-new-highpoll-11461031
If approval is 48% and disapproval is 32%, you can say his approval rate is 48%. Or you can calculate the difference and say it's +16. So @[email protected] is wrong.
For it to be +48, you would need something like 74 vs 26. (If there were no don't knows).
Yes, there's something broken.
@disorderlyf
@polarweasel
how did we get #mamdani?
centrist #democrats anointed #cuomo as next mayor
did people whine like losers and give up?
no, they VOTED in the #primaries, and chose mamdani
but in the general #election, there's cuomo again
did people go "it's not faiiir waah"?
no, they VOTED and chose mamdani
meaning what?
STOP FUCKING WHINING AND #VOTE, ASSHOLES
the dems suck
but it doesn't matter!
there are primaries coming up in a few weeks
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
let's get 50 mamdanis
Also, you can make the Dems suck less through primaries.
exactly
if you show up every single time
in the primaries
in the general
you shape the dem establishment
then there is no enemy dem establishment, they reflect the will of the people
but if we do NOT show up, we only get a subsection of voters who are centrist assholes
so the dem establishment becomes centrist assholes
not voting is not the effect of bad candidates
not voting is the cause of bad candidates
@benroyce
Remember the question I've asked you and it's left dangling, about what is the difference between the Democrat establishment and Mamdani, and how it can make people stop not voting.
Those things listed by @QasimRashid are the consequences of the answer: honestly addressing people's needs and wants.
Not comparing non-voters to MAGA.
you're conflating 2 different points
if you don't get your good candidate in the primary, still pick the piece of shit centrist dem in the general election
anyone who says "harris, trump, no difference, i'm not voting" is a loser and a moron
we need to show the fuck up, all the time, every time, then *iterate*
not voting until perfect is handed to us is idiotic
you only get good candidates if you show up in the primaries
so nonvoters are indeed helping MAGA
and "honestly addressing people's needs and wants" misses my point
you are saying if the dem establishment gives people what they want they will vote therefore not voting is the dem establishment's fault
but the dem establishment gave us cuomo
so did people not vote?
no
they chose mamdani
in the primaries
then in the general election
truth:
bad candidates do not cause not voting
not voting causes bad candidates
nonvoters are to blame. they are the root problem
@qurlyjoe
You can get a mention in the PedoFiles for being a thorn in a misoginist side.
Add one more to the list
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/26/columbia-university-student-detained-dhs
It's amazing how the world doesn't stop turning because publicly elected officials in NY actually work for the public
The UK should take note... Labour would have won the recent by election if the Labour Government had done what the public want and acted for the people in the UK and not for the benefit of foreign Governments... and the ultra wealthy.... plus not to try and pander to the right and out reform.. reform
@QasimRashid Especially after years of politicians not doing anything they say, to actually help their citizens.
You'd think Mamdami is from another country. 😉
On a side note, even Israel has universal health care, you'd think that the rest of the US wouldn't follow in Mamdami's footsteps.
"Survived a Blizzard Without Disruption". Umm... 20 homeless people froze to death... and it was totally preventable.... It is what it is, but I just had to point that out since I've been seeing so much outrage over 1 person freezing to death because of poor conmmunication and ICE being involved.
The double standards are crazy af. And I get that the double standard delusion goes both ways depending on who you're talking too. I just couldn't let that go without saying something. I hope the Mamdani thing works out,
@ElegantSimplicity @QasimRashid
The ICE situation is far worse. They had a blind man in custody, and released him in the middle of nowhere instead of to his home. If you take someone into custody, you take responsibility over their safety, and ICE is fully responsible for their death.
Homeless people freezing to death is tragic of course, and cities should be taking more responsibility for their homeless populations, but it's less of a direct responsibility, and they have no direct control over the whereabouts of homeless people.
It's good to address it, but it's not the same thing.
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