Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race

Post by pkulak » Wed, Nov 05, 2025, 5:43 AM UTC

Izikiel43 wrote: post #335

GenerWork wrote: post #170

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>his policies are relatively common sense and middle of the road. Rent control isn't middle of the road, it's 100% socialist. Same thing with city run grocery stores. He also wants to defund the police while replacing them with community outreach people, as well as raising the minimum wage to $30 in 5 years which is absolutely wild. None of this is middle of the road in any way, shape, or form.

> wants to defund the police Ask Seattle how well that turned out

Post by Der_Einzige » Wed, Nov 05, 2025, 5:45 AM UTC

wakawaka28 wrote: post #274

drannex wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> think not the crazy socialist fever dream that Rs portray That's because he's a democratic socialist, not a communist like they want people to think. If people really looked into the policies of the DSA they would support it. There is a reason Einstein, Keller, and more were adamant supporters.

[flagged]

Post by ThrowMeAway1618 » Wed, Nov 05, 2025, 5:45 AM UTC

WatchDog wrote: post #213

FireBeyond wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it doesn't. There are about 25,000 rent-controlled units, less than 1% of units in the City. You are thinking of rent stabilization, but that's not close to the same thing.

They are both price controls on rent. The eligibility criteria are different, and the terms by which rent may increase are different, but they seem pretty close to the same thing to me.

Post by jayd16 » Wed, Nov 05, 2025, 5:46 AM UTC

nialv7 wrote: post #106

michaelbarton wrote: post #13

I hope this win signals (to both parties) that voters are receptive and will get engaged when a clear message is presented about cost of living and quality of life issues. Some of which are taken for granted in most other western countries. I’m no political wonk, and I’m curious what others with more insight might say about his ability to fund and implement his polices. I’m reminided of Obama and his hopeful message…

I kinda feel Obama is more of a Trojan horse. It was not he tried and failed to get what he campaigned for implemented, it was more like he did a U turn after he got elected. e.g. he called for universal health care but once he was elected he started saying it was "too radical". I hope the same doesn't happen with Zohran. If he was going to fail after all, I wish that will at least be after he had fought as hard as h…

Post by Aunche » Wed, Nov 05, 2025, 5:48 AM UTC

edmundsauto wrote: post #325

Aunche wrote: post #297

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Radically changing healthcare works out great in people's heads, but then they immediately whine about their Ozempic no longer being covered like in socialized healthcare countries which don't use expensive cutting edge drugs as a first resort. No matter how competent the government is, which ours isn't, any radical change (besides just throwing more money at the problem) will make things worse before they are better…

Semaglutide isn’t exactly cutting edge, it’s 16 years since it was invented. GLP-1 drugs go back to the 90s. They are undeniably trendy but it’s odd to consider them cutting edge. Expensive, yes.