• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    Actually, it’s an either/or option.

    Either you vote for the Democratic Socialist, or you don’t.

    Mamdani was running against Andrew Cuomo, who had to resign as NY Governor after being outed as a sexual predator. The GOP candidate was Curtis Silwa, a radio shock jock with zero government experience.

    If there was a big Socialist majority in New York, it chose to stay home.

    And exactly one person couldn’t figure out what I was talking about, so I think it’s more on them than I what I wrote.

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      3 days ago

      Mamdani was running against Andrew Cuomo, who had to resign as NY Governor after being outed as a sexual predator. The GOP candidate was Curtis Silwa, a radio shock jock with zero government experience.

      One, two, three! Three candidates, ah ah ah!

      Or are you saying that candidates with no government experience don’t count? Because then I must ask how Hillary Clinton managed to lose a presidential election where she was the only candidate.

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        3 days ago

        So you’re saying that there were three candidates running and all three were Socialists?

        And yes, quoting a Sesame Street character certainly makes me think that you are a knowledgeable commenter.

        And I’ll repeat the original comment.

        Mamdani got fewer total votes than Harris got in New York City. Harris got 65% of New York City’s votes, and Mamdani got 51%.

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          1 day ago

          No I’m saying you’re comparing a three way choice with a two way choice, which is not a valid comparison. Can’t make it simpler than that.

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            1 day ago

            Just because you made it simple doesn’t mean you made it right.

            If there’s a multiple choice test, it doesn’t matter how many wrong answers there are, there is only one right answer.

            People had a chance to vote for a DSA candidate and most either stayed home or voted for the other guys.

            I’ll cheerfully admit that Mamdani has done a great job and will almost certainly get reelected easily.