Eric Adams wins NYC Mayor's race
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I'm sorry, it's the primary, but, well, you know.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-adams-nyc-democratic-mayor-primary-election/
Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough president, is projected as the winner of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, according to the Associated Press. The former New York City Police Department captain ran as a more moderate Democrat and made curbing crime his central issue.
Adams will be favored in the general election matchup against Republican Curtis Sliwa because of the high percentage of Democrats and liberals in New York City. If Adams wins in November, he'll be New York City's second Black mayor.
He jumped out to a lead on primary night as the first choice of voters who cast ballots during in-person voting. Adams held on to that lead as various rounds of ranked-choice voting tallies were conducted.
The Board of Elections released updated results on Tuesday night that included the bulk of absentee ballots and showed Adams ahead of his closest rival, former New York City Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, by 8,426 votes.
"While there are still some very small amounts of votes to be counted, the results are clear: an historic, diverse, five-borough coalition led by working-class New Yorkers has led us to victory in the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City," Adams said in a statement. "Now we must focus on winning in November so that we can deliver on the promise of this great city for those who are struggling, who are underserved, and who are committed to a safe, fair, affordable future for all New Yorkers."
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@george-k said in Eric Adams wins NYC Mayor's race:
" Will De Blasio be eeplaced by a cop or a vigilante?"
Adams struggled in Manhattan but the other boroughs were going for him in big numbers. I think how he addresses their needs is what matters.
Manhattan just has to suck it up, maybe they don’t have the pulse of the people.
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“On the same day that Adams' projected victory was announced, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared gun violence a statewide "disaster emergency." To date, New York City has seen 765 shootings in the city, compared to 555 shootings during the same time last year, CBS New York reported. “
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@loki said in Eric Adams wins NYC Mayor's race:
“On the same day that Adams' projected victory was announced, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared gun violence a statewide "disaster emergency." To date, New York City has seen 765 shootings in the city, compared to 555 shootings during the same time last year, CBS New York reported. “
We shouldn’t compare this year’s numbers to last year. They should be compared to 2019…
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This seems like old news to me?
I haven't followed any interim drama, but I remember seeing the initial results and figuring it was too much of a lead to move during the ranked choice rounds.
As for ranked choice voting, I like it in theory in a crowded field. But I think it will ultimately be unpopular. It will mostly not change anything except perhaps add delays, and if/when it does change a result it will be seriously controversial.
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Where I think ranked choice voting really matters is in the event of a statistical tie. I mean when one candidate beats another by a smaller margin than the expected error rate of the system as a whole.
When you have two candidates that are effectively tied (or minuscule # of votes apart), then if their second choice numbers are dramatically different it seems like a valid tiebreaker. Moreso than the vagaries of chance.
