Why I am pulling for Mamdani.
I live just outside the D, which was undoubtedly once the most dysfunctional metropolitan dystopia in US history….UNTIL it was forced into bankruptcy! This cleaned out all the decades of government corruption and debt that had rendered the city unlivable. Since then things have steadily improved and today the city core is vibrant for the first time in many decades. Best of all, the politicians now run on promises of increased efficiency of services and not race bating. This is what NYC needs, as opposed to class difference exploitation. But first the Big Apple needs to hit rock bottom… and Mamdani is the quickest ticket on the plunge to the bottom. And as a bonus his “administration” will be a perfect example to the rest of the country on the perils of progressivism,
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"Poll: Zohran Mamdani's Policies are Popular with Americans outside New York - even if Mandani isn't
Let's just see how this plays out...btw, since Curtis Sliva refuses to drop out of the race, Mamdani's chances of winning are good, so your backing isn't really needed ;-).
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-zohran-mamdanis-policies-are-popular-with-americans-outside-new-york--even-if-mamdani-is-not-162406841.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHDcD1F9ayC_uGGq0KbZvVaeuY1tFGUDcX
Then Dems everywhere should run on them.
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Nice article from July. Click on the comments. Not so popular there. Everything free and government
run grocery stores. What could possibly go wrong?
Several other U.S. cities have successfully implemented similar programs...let's see what happens,
should he win...here's an AI summary of a few programs he's talking about...
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AI Overview
Yes, many of the programs proposed by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have been employed or piloted in other cities. These include initiatives related to housing, public transportation, and community safety.
Public safety
Mamdani's public safety plans to create a new Department of Community Safety are informed by models in other cities that use non-police responses for mental health crises.
Eugene, Oregon: The Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) program dispatches teams of behavioral health workers and medics to respond to non-emergency calls involving mental health issues. Mamdani's plan cites CAHOOTS as an inspiration.
New York City (existing program): Mamdani's proposal to expand existing programs is similar to the city's Mobile Crisis Team program, which dispatches mental health professionals and EMTs to certain mental health emergencies.
Other models: Programs using violence interrupters and restorative justice practices also exist in various cities. For example, the non-profit Common Justice has worked with community organizations in New York to integrate restorative justice into community violence intervention programs.
Housing
Mamdani's housing proposals build on existing approaches seen in other states and municipalities.
Good Cause Eviction: The New York State Good Cause Eviction law of 2024, which Mamdani supports expanding, is based on a concept that has been legislated elsewhere.
States: Just cause eviction laws have been passed in other states, including New Jersey (1974), California (2019), and Oregon (2019).
Municipalities: Cities like Philadelphia (2018) have also enacted similar ordinances.
Social Housing: Mamdani's support for public financing of social housing is part of a broader movement to increase government involvement in housing development, a practice common in other countries and with some precedent in the U.S..
Municipal grocery stores
Mamdani's proposal to establish city-owned grocery stores to combat food deserts is based on models that already exist in the U.S..
Atlanta, Georgia: In 2025, Atlanta opened two municipal grocery stores.
Madison, Wisconsin: This city also has a municipally owned grocery store.
Kansas: Rural Venice, Illinois, and St. Paul, Kansas, have also established city-owned retail markets.
Public transit
Fare-free bus service, a central tenet of Mamdani's platform, has been implemented or piloted in cities across the country.
Kansas City, Missouri: The city was one of the first to eliminate fares on all bus routes permanently in 2020.
Boston, Massachusetts: The MBTA has piloted free bus routes.
New York City (existing pilot): The MTA has run small pilot programs for fare-free bus service on a few routes.
Other proposals
Guaranteed Income: While not a central part of Mamdani's core campaign, guaranteed income pilots, which provide monthly cash payments to residents, have been tried in over 160 cities across the country, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. Some of these cities were inspired by federal pandemic relief funds to initiate such programs.
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How soon they forget about de Blasio.
Too many people there relying on free stuff.
The shit MAGA and MAGA adjacent come up with.
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Katie Porter for California too, AOC for president.
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Never cheer for the bottom. Remember what happened with Obama.
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It's been reported by the Kaiser Family Foundation that the ACA has lowered OB/GYN incomes, while
providing more women with affordable care...too bad that Baron doesn't like what Obama fought for.
NYC is more like CA than the City of Detroit in your analogy. Could take decades to bleed 'er dry.
But, NYC is old and has had many boom and bust cycles, so it's possible. They need another 80's-90's cycle with a Giuliani type to hit the reset button.
They also will get a bail out that will cost us all if Dems regain control.
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Yep. This whole Muslim thing is to prop up another source of division that politicians can exploit.
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“The D”? Des Moines? Duluth?
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i'm guessing "detroit".
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Are you sure? Could be Dayton.
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