The amnesia is unfortunate, but don't let anything discourage you from sticking with this blog. It's excellent work. Keep at it, and keep the faith that good work finds an ever bigger audience.
I dunno, I think if, say, the New York Times had actually endorsed Brad Lander a month ago, he'd be running away with it. I think it's less that people don't care about Cuomo and more that there is genuine reticence about putting someone seemingly competent but untested in charge of such a massive and complex bureaucracy during a difficult time, even if they really like the person. Doesn't help that some of Mamdani's supporters don't seem to know that New York City government is bigger than most states and many countries - someone said the other day "even if he fails, it's just a mayor's seat." (I voted for him anyway, but I hope no one is saying that to older people!)
My conclusion is sort of the opposite of this - I think if Mamdani gets within 5 points of Cuomo, it's a statement that voters not only remember they hate Cuomo, but they hate him so much they'd rather roll the dice on a person who has never had any job in city government. It'll mean a lot of people voted for Zohran that are not really aligned at all with the left/DSA.
The amnesia is unfortunate, but don't let anything discourage you from sticking with this blog. It's excellent work. Keep at it, and keep the faith that good work finds an ever bigger audience.
I dunno, I think if, say, the New York Times had actually endorsed Brad Lander a month ago, he'd be running away with it. I think it's less that people don't care about Cuomo and more that there is genuine reticence about putting someone seemingly competent but untested in charge of such a massive and complex bureaucracy during a difficult time, even if they really like the person. Doesn't help that some of Mamdani's supporters don't seem to know that New York City government is bigger than most states and many countries - someone said the other day "even if he fails, it's just a mayor's seat." (I voted for him anyway, but I hope no one is saying that to older people!)
My conclusion is sort of the opposite of this - I think if Mamdani gets within 5 points of Cuomo, it's a statement that voters not only remember they hate Cuomo, but they hate him so much they'd rather roll the dice on a person who has never had any job in city government. It'll mean a lot of people voted for Zohran that are not really aligned at all with the left/DSA.