• wpb@lemmy.world
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    7 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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      7 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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        5 days 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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          5 days 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.