Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes
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The socialist state Assembly member from Queens is on track to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in the general election.

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is on track to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor, after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to him Tuesday night following the first round of ranked-choice primary votes.

With 95% of precincts reporting two hours after polls closed at 9 p.m., 44% ranked Mamdani as their first choice while 36% chose Cuomo first and 11% had city Comptroller Brad Lander.

Mamdani emerged to raucus applause at his election party on a brewery rooftop in Long Island City, about 20 minutes after midnight.

  • BlemboTheThird
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    14 hours ago

    I mean, it’s New York. Pretty much all cities are left leaning, especially in the context of how far right US politics have gotten, but New York in particular has a strong movement. I mean, they gave us AOC, too. I’m not sure if even LA with all these protests is going to have a legacy that strong, though Mamdani isn’t the mayor yet.

    But for the politicians competing for gerrymandered districts where the mass of rural, Fox-watching morons control the outcome (aka most of them), opposing the genocide is still a tough sell. Just being not-a-Republican is basically a death knell for any of those campaigns.