New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's popularity in the metropolis has surged since his election last month, according to a new poll.

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[–] 28 points 9 months ago (13 children)

Wait until he starts making policy. Then see if you’re still thrilled. We’v been disappointed in the past.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The optimist in me wants you to shut up but the realist in me knows that will be the true test.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    some things are more do-able than others. Free buses is easy. bringing down rents, not so much.

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    "making policy". Yes, the mayor. Who makes the laws. That mayor making policies.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Do you think that all a mayor does is send press releases and give the key to the city to the Powerpuff girls? In NYC especially, local government controls a lot

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    What a mayor does varies rather a lot between cities.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    You're not wrong (in my city, the "mayor" is basically another city council member with no extra powers, just the same voting power as the other council members), but I don't quite get what you're disagreeing with me on.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Just pointing out that some people may have mayors that are more symbolic than anything so it's not unreasonable to assume the mayor of NYC is similar. I'm not disagreeing per se.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    The mayor of New York City makes policies that affect more people than the governors of all but the twelve largest states. More than the smallest ten combined. His policies affect almost as many people as live in the rest of New York State.

    Mamdani is about to become a massively powerful figure in American politics.

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