Cuomo?

[Horace]

The question before New Yorkers is not: Who is the perfect choice? No mayor is perfect. The question is: Who is the best choice? To me, that choice is clear: Andrew Cuomo.

It's really astonishing how often this needs to be said. I guess political discourse naturally gravitates towards places so stupid, that this banality needs to be said out loud, over and over and over.

[jon-nyc]

Lots of people choose noble defeats over compromise. It never made sense to me.

[taiwan_girl]

For New York City, is the mayor limited to total terms in office, or just consecutive terms in office?

[jon-nyc]

Not sure, probably the former. But Cuomo was governor of the state, not mayor of the city

[jon-nyc]

Jesus Christ.

The ‘Queer liberation requires we defund the police’ guy and ‘Globalize the Intifada’ defender is winning the primary polymarket. Just a week or so ago it was 75/25 Cuomo.

If this holds I’ll be rooting for Adams.

[jon-nyc]

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Cuomo?:

If this holds I’ll be rooting for Adams.

Sorry ... you rooting for Adams now?

[Horace]

What a fascinating experiment that would be for socialism. Really interesting to see how it ends when the budget has to balance by law.

[jon-nyc]

@Axtremus said in Cuomo?:

@jon-nyc said in Cuomo?:

If this holds I’ll be rooting for Adams.

Sorry ... you rooting for Adams now?

ABM. Whoever would have the best odds of beating him would have my full-throated (but absolutely meaningless) support.

[jon-nyc]

Good summary here.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Cuomo?:

What a fascinating experiment that would be for socialism. Really interesting to see how it ends when the budget has to balance by law.

And the state has to approve tax increases, MTA rate changes, etc.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Cuomo?:

@Axtremus said in Cuomo?:

@jon-nyc said in Cuomo?:

If this holds I’ll be rooting for Adams.

Sorry ... you rooting for Adams now?

ABM. Whoever would have the best odds of beating him would have my full-throated (but absolutely meaningless) support.

There's a lot to be said for controlled experiments, I am all for it. I mean, I don't live there, so.

[LuFins Dad]

The really crazy thing about this is what it means for other Democratic primaries coming up…

[LuFins Dad]

Hey @jon-nyc if the asshat actually wins, do you think you might actually see some movement from NY to the Texas Exchange opening in 26?

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in Cuomo?:

The really crazy thing about this is what it means for other Democratic primaries coming up…

People might be reading too much into this. This wasn’t Josh Shapiro, it was Handsy McGrandma Killer. He had a lot of baggage.

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in Cuomo?:

Hey @jon-nyc if the asshat actually wins, do you think you might actually see some movement from NY to the Texas Exchange opening in 26?

Network effects make that pretty hard. ‘Open up your own social media site’ hard.

[Horace]

Big if true: NYC voted for its own death.

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

Not bad advice but good luck with that.

[Doctor Phibes]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions and traveled using free bus passes.

It all feels a bit Ken Livingstone to me. London survived him, of course. I'm sure NY can do the same.

[Mik]

It will leave them ready for the next Rudy.

A couple observations- first, I cannot believe NYC would elect a Muslim mayor after 9/11. Second, if there’s any city that needs a bare knuckles brawler it’s NYC. That mayor is up against all the most powerful players and factions one can imagine. I don’t know whether he has the stones for it, but I doubt it.