Yes, that’s the playbook of the far left. Promise the moon to win the election, struggle to get anything done in office, blame everyone else for your failures.
79792348978 on
It will be interesting to see how much grief he gets from supporters over campaign pledges that don’t actually happen. I have long suspected this is largely a function of how much people like your vibe.
Goldmule1 on
Fidel Castro promised prosperity for Cuba for 50 years. I think our politicians way over estimate how much citizens care about over-promising.
Left_Tie1390 on
Yeah, Mamdani’s supporters are in for a serious reality check. At worst, he’ll be wildly ineffective and unpopular like Brandon Johnson; at best, he’ll pass watered-down versions of some proposals.
Electing a 33-year-old with no executive experience is usually a bad idea, and it’s more likely than not that Mamdani will follow this trend. There is no universe in which Mamdani, with his current resume, is the most qualified person to run New York City.
Akovsky87 on
Still the least terrible option. If I was a New Yorker I’d be voting for him even though I’m not a huge fan of a lot of his platform.
JaceFlores on
Good lol. An ineffectual Mamdani tenure is probably the best choice for New York. You keep a literal foreign agent out and a sex predator out, while avoiding the city being hit by harmful policies. Win win win! As much as you can for the incredibly shit politics NYC decides to willfully embrace
LtCdrHipster on
Fuck it, voters don’t care.
gringledoom on
I mean, any candidate promising the sort of dull things they can actually do once in office (any office!) is going to get savaged by the media for lack of vision. There’s really no winning on that one.
HotTakesBeyond on
He’s not going to be a sex pest or a mouthpiece for Trump or a Republican
surreptitioussloth on
This is always such a silly knock on candidates
Does anyone seriously think “the candidates wants to do things they can’t unilaterally do” is a criticism that connects with voters or makes any real sense?
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Yes, that’s the playbook of the far left. Promise the moon to win the election, struggle to get anything done in office, blame everyone else for your failures.
It will be interesting to see how much grief he gets from supporters over campaign pledges that don’t actually happen. I have long suspected this is largely a function of how much people like your vibe.
Fidel Castro promised prosperity for Cuba for 50 years. I think our politicians way over estimate how much citizens care about over-promising.
Yeah, Mamdani’s supporters are in for a serious reality check. At worst, he’ll be wildly ineffective and unpopular like Brandon Johnson; at best, he’ll pass watered-down versions of some proposals.
Electing a 33-year-old with no executive experience is usually a bad idea, and it’s more likely than not that Mamdani will follow this trend. There is no universe in which Mamdani, with his current resume, is the most qualified person to run New York City.
Still the least terrible option. If I was a New Yorker I’d be voting for him even though I’m not a huge fan of a lot of his platform.
Good lol. An ineffectual Mamdani tenure is probably the best choice for New York. You keep a literal foreign agent out and a sex predator out, while avoiding the city being hit by harmful policies. Win win win! As much as you can for the incredibly shit politics NYC decides to willfully embrace
Fuck it, voters don’t care.
I mean, any candidate promising the sort of dull things they can actually do once in office (any office!) is going to get savaged by the media for lack of vision. There’s really no winning on that one.
He’s not going to be a sex pest or a mouthpiece for Trump or a Republican
This is always such a silly knock on candidates
Does anyone seriously think “the candidates wants to do things they can’t unilaterally do” is a criticism that connects with voters or makes any real sense?