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Andrew Cuomo concedes New York Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani (apnews.com)
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani as the 33-year old member of the state Assembly had a significant lead in the race Tuesday night.

Cuomo’s concession came as the race’s outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist member of the state Assembly, started to pull ahead with more than an estimated 80% of ballots counted.

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[–] 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Wtf happened to Adams? Sure, he was under criminal corruption indictments, then cozied up to Trump and got "pardoned" (charges dismissed). But then he was supposed to be on the Democratic primary ballot, his picture was even in the official voter guide from a month ago, but on election day his name wasn't even in the list? Now he's apparently running as independent incumbent instead? What a booger!

EDIT: Both Cuomo and Adams are intending to run as independent in the general? WhyTF do we even have primaries then! If they are not going to play by their own rules of their special little club, let's just extend Ranked Choice Voting to cover the general and scrap the primaries altogether!

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  • [–] 54 points 1 year ago

    WhyTF do we even have primaries then! If they are not going to play by their own rules of their special little club, let’s just extend Ranked Choice Voting to cover the general and scrap the primaries altogether!

    Because the US doesn't really have a true democracy. It's always going to be weighted against the actual interests of the people. The more success candidates the Zohran have, the more the established politicians will stack the deck against them. The good thing is that the more the game is rigged the more obvious it all becomes.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is the dream of ranked choice. The more candidates the better.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Don't understand why it wasn't done this way in the first place. RCV was approved as a New York City Charter amendment by a voter initiative in 2019, but only applies to primary city elections, not general. You'd think procedurally it would be easier to justify altering the general election process that the Constitution actually applies to, rather than what is technically internal business of independent private organizations (the Democratic and the Republican parties).

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I don’t realize it wouldn’t be in the main election. If so, then Cuomo better not run… Maybe they do it like this as a stepping stone. Get everybody used to the process in the primaries before rolling it out to the main.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    WhyTF do we even have primaries then!

    So progressives don't get any ideas. As I said elsewhere in the thread: I better not hear another liberal saying we can't split the vote again.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    As I said elsewhere in the thread: I better not hear another liberal saying we can't split the vote again.

    Do you actually understand the difference between FPTP and ranked choice?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Do you actually understand the voting process you're commenting on?

    EDIT: I'll take that as saying the same thing as the others above me as a "No, I don't get what I'm commenting on, everyone is wrong but me."

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I assume you mean in reference to the general last year? I raged against the way the left brought disaster upon the Palestinians despite their best intentions. This outcome, however, is exactly what I argued the left should be doing: fight FOR the left in primaries, vote AGAINST fascists in the general. You are damn close to sham elections as it is, giving the facisits any opportunity to shut down democracy is self defeating.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I assume you mean in reference to the general last year?

    That's the most recent example, yes, but you get this spiel whenever you suggest going against the party in anything beyond local elections.

    I raged against the way the left brought disaster upon the Palestinians despite their best intentions.

    Where are you getting the idea that it was the left that let Trump win? Democrat non-voters were for the most part moderates.

    fight FOR the left in primaries, vote AGAINST fascists in the general.

    The whole point of this mantra is to not split the anti-fascist vote. And what are the Democrats doing now after not getting their way? Ignore the primary and split the anti-fascist vote. The whole point of not splitting the vote is defeated when the liberals then decide to split the vote. I'm also very much not convinced that a vote for Democrats is a vote against fascism given that they just voted not to impeach Trump.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Where are you getting the idea that it was the left that let Trump win? Democrat non-voters were for the most part moderates.

    no centrist has ever cared. they don't want to move to the left under any circumstances, so they blame the left every time their unpopular policies, refusal to represent anyone but themselves, cowardice, and complicity lose them elections.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    fight FOR the left in primaries, vote AGAINST fascists in the general

    That's how it should have worked, except that in the 2024 Democratic Presidential primary, when Biden was the only name on the ballot, we were STILL told to vote for him and only him or we'd be supporting Trump. In the primary! Voters in Michigan tried to campaign for "uncommitted" option in protest of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and how the administration was ignoring it, and they were crucified by establishment Democrats. Even Bernie Sanders distanced himself from the protest vote, saying to vote Biden no matter what. In the primaries!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The way Democrats run primaries is shameful, no denying it. But the only way to change the dems is to get actively involved, push for RCV, start grass roots, and, yes, vote for the good guy in the primary.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    and, yes, vote for the good guy in the primary.

    when the party deigns to have them.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The rules for primaries are clear. Anyone can run in them if they get the signatures.

    If you don't like the candidates that's fine but Democrats individually decided not to run against Biden.

    The party can't stop them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The party successfully argued in court that they don't have to follow their own rules.

    And no one voted for harris in the primaries.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Anyone could have run vrs Biden. That asswipe from Michigan did. I looked into his politics and decided I would rather have Biden.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Come on. The party fought harder to keep other, better candidates off the ballots harder than it fought for anything in the preceding years of the biden administration. They wanted biden, trump, and then no one else. In that order.

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