AOC endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor

Kiss of death.

Mamdani stood out at last night's mayoral debate which probably will get him lots of name recognition. Nobody didn't know him last month.

[quote]Nobody didn't know him last month.

I'm not not oh dearing you, r2.

He will destroy this city. A thousand Cuomos before Mamdani

Is it wrong to want Mamdani inside you, quite deeply?

I was surprised to hear that Ramos was endorsing Cuomo. Was anyone expecting that?

[quote]this guy who has nothing but contempt for Israel?

How has he demonstrated that contempt? Or is that an assumption you're making because he's muslim?

Her endorsement should be about as helpful to him as it was to Jamaal Bowman.

Enough of the "Democratic" Socialists using our party as a skin suit to sell their awful ideas and their malignant, anti-Western ideology.

Mamdani is not a good fit for NYC. Trump would wipe his ass and pass it on to JD to sniff

Socialism was invented in Germany, dear

Why do people think an AOC endorsement is a good thing?

No DSA candidate who has literally endorsed "Socializing businesses" and "dismantling the police" is going to be winning shit. I'm NOT including him in my ranked voting.

I find the DSA crowd to be completely jejune and not living in the reality of a two-party system, plus they're all a bunch of proud anti-Semites.

He's NOT a Democrat!

He thinks he's quite clever like his idol Bernie "Do Nothing" Sanders!

What did he say that was anti-Semitic? Right, nothing.

He is openly against Israel while declaring he is against religious states, while supporting Muslim autocracies like the one he had his wedding in weeks ago.

Yawn.

Endorsements sadly do not seem to do much anymore for anyone, unless they come from Trump.

I'll never vote for a muslim or a socialist.

[quote] He is openly against Israel

Any link R15, let’s see what he actually said about it.

Also I didn’t realize going to Dubai is anti semitic. Thank god for DL, I wouldn’t have known that otherwise.

NYC's stance on Israel is the most pressing matter facing the city today. I'm sure that will determine the election's outcome.

AOC is not a city-wide political rainmaker.

Asking mayoral candidates about Israel in a city where many demonstrations have taken place as well as home to a large Jewish population is more than reasonable. I found it refreshing that there were candid and varied replies, which is good for everyone, good for civics, and good for Democracy in general.

Commercials are running in NYC with Mamdani's own words talking about raising taxes and defunding the police. Catnip to AOC, no wonder she endorsed him. Defunding the police has proven to be a thumbs down for the voting public. I hope US Rep Ritchie Torres is more of a kingmaker than AOC; he endorsed Cuomo early on.

I'd ask Mamdani, "What does your desire to 'defund the police' look like on day one of your mayoralty? How are you planning on implementing this and dealing with crime? What about the union contracts?"

I'm sure the DSA gibberish out of his mouth would be priceless. I understand how upper middle class white people get starry-eyed with their DSA attraction, but what's everyone else's on ramp?

Mamdani is a Muslim. Please, no more of these Muslims. They are gravitating towards Democratic socialists because that is a ticket to power. Sheeple whites who are desperate to show that they are all for DEI want to vote for such Muslims, but it will be the downfall for America, the West, and democracies. These Muslims do not want to call out the treatment of minorities in Muslim majority countries, no gay rights, etc, but pretend that they are for all those in America. I am hoping Sheeple whites have enough sense to see through this rather than feel good that they are part of the resistance. Already lot of sheeple white judges think they are part of the resistance and feel very good about themselves.

[quote]Mamdani is a Muslim. Please, no more of these Muslims.

Not that you're prejudiced, or anything.

Yes, r26, your purity is refreshing of course, but do look the fuck around you and around the planet and describe to us all the evidence of the multicultural benefits of Muslim led societies fueled this "Religion of Peace".

I'll wait.

R26 I am prejudiced. Why should I not be? I fear for our rights under Muslims. Show me which Muslim country is free and accepting of gay people? I recently had a ride share guy who is a Muslim and he said a lot of Muslims hate gay people. So don't try to guilt me into saying I am not prejudiced. The vast majority of Muslim mean to harm gays. I

[quote] I recently had a ride share guy who is a Muslim and he said a lot of Muslims hate gay people

Girl get a grip.

That CUNT AOC also endorsed scaring off Amazon from bringing 25,000 high paying jobs to NYC.

You know what. Find another moderate/old school white republican adjacent man. That's what everyone in NYC wants, but won't say out loud. Or just bring back Bloomberg. All the New Yorkers who bitched about the Disneyfication and Billionarization of NYC were just talking nonsense. They want Disney. They want one percenters. They want stop and frisk.

It doesn't make you a bad person to want the homeless rounded up and shipped off to Jersey.

Would you be in favor of an evangelical Christian running NYC R26?

Are you one of those people who shrieks about the US becoming the Handmaid’s Tale under Trump, and then rolls out the red carpet for a religion that forces women to cover themselves from head to toe under threat of beatings or worse?

R31, no, NYC doesn't want a Republican

Ask the average person in NYC how they feel about Trump. They loath him

Why the fuck do his Israel views even matter? A mayor isn't shaping foreign policy

R32 probably loves people like this while screaming about Muslims

R30 how many small businesses have shut down because of allowing corporations like Amazon to do whatever they want with no controls?

I’m also not ranking him due to his stance on Israel. We can split hairs over being anti-Semitic vs anti-Israel (which he clearly is—if you don’t think so, you can Google) but he’s been vocal about it. I agree with the commenter above who joked that what’s happening in Israel is a major issue facing the city right now. Exactly. I want a mayor who is going to focus on local issues—the actual job of a mayor—not use his role to inject the city into international politics or waste time and resources to have NYC divest from Israel or other performative bullshit. On top of that, NY is home to one of the largest Jewish populations in the world and there’s a huge uptick in anti-semitism. As mayor, his job is to keep all New Yorkers safe and I have zero confidence he will do that for Jewish New Yorkers.

R32, I don't want anyone who bases their politics on their faith in positions of power.

And I don't think brown people who base their politics on their faith are any different to white people who base their politics on their faith.

I'm old enough to remember when "progressive" Medhi Hasan was begging the Daily Mail for a job because he shared the DM's values on "family values" like gay rights and abortion.

Log Cabin Republicans will never vote for a Muslim but they love the people who wanted a Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage

Ilhan Omar is a Muslim and she has voted with us, she supports gay marriage. Not all Muslims believe the same thing, just like not all Christians believe the same thing

R36, you think a guy who harasses women is going to keep New York safe? Cuomo can't even keep women safe

Medhi Hasan

Good Lord!

Zohran doesn’t just hate Jews. He hates Hindus too!

[quote]Log Cabin Republicans will never vote for a Muslim but they love the people who wanted a Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage Ilhan Omar is a Muslim and she has voted with us, she supports gay marriage. Not all Muslims believe the same thing, just like not all Christians believe the same thing

NEITHER

I want NEITHER in positions of power

[quote] [R36], you think a guy who harasses women is going to keep New York safe? Cuomo can't even keep women safe.

I didn’t say I wanted Cuomo either.

Mamdani is the sexiest by far, but also the worst for NYC. He has the woke eating out of the palm of his hand, which is not surprising. Cuomo will probably win and there will be things he does which piss off the woke and far left, but also things which will be beneficial to all of us here waiting for serious police/judicial action against the rise in crime. Also, when Mayor Adams tells you crime is down everywhere, only believe that he has found a way to manipulate data points.

R44 what rise in crime?

Crown Jewish United tonight endorsed Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani must be so shocked it didn't go to him. So many Jewish voters will sigh in relief when Mamdani is out.

OP, we in the "flyover states" really don't care who wins the mayor's race. We do hope, however, that AOC does not become the presidential nominee.

[quote]Mamdani is the sexiest by far, but also the worst for NYC. He has the woke eating out of the palm of his hand, which is not surprising. Cuomo will probably win...

...and just like 2016 and 2024 the DSA crowd will make a lot of noise, act so high and mighty and then NOT SUPPORT the Democratic candidate! Just wait.

I mean, who the fuck are they fooling?

Wait so Muslims want to support super-lefties now? Wasn't it just less than a year ago that Trump ran away with the Muslim vote in MI because of Biden's support of Israel?

Oh and notice that Dems support of Israel cuts no ice with the Israel-loonies.

Ask him about the Muslim dog walking ban in Iran.

Mamdani is a mirror to AOC's views.

Why should a guy from Astoria have to answer questions about dogwalking in Iran? Can you hear yourself?

Maybe because that guy from Astoria is obsessed with injecting the Middle East into everything? He co-founded a pro-Palestinian group as a student, has talked about boycotting and defunding a NYC hospital that partners with an Israeli University, and about arresting Netanyahu if he sets foot in NYC. Sounds just like the type of issues that New Yorkers really need their mayor on top of.

R53 three things over 15 years? Is that really “injecting the Middle East into everything?” The other candidates are all frothing at the mouth with their Israel worship. Is that different?

Yes, because their "frothing at the mouth" is parroting talking points that are getting people shot in the head.

You do realize that Iran and Israel are different places?

Mamdani is not a good fit for NYC mayor. He would not be able to manage the vast bureaucracy with his woke ways. The NYPD, FDNY, and Sanitation would have zero respect for his policies. The only agency that would be ok would be DSS when he ups all social service give aways which will invite more people to move here and sign up for all sorts of benefits. He has said he plans to raise taxes to give away more.

AOC endorsing him is a net positive, but not a huge one.

Mamdani will not be elected Mayor of NYC.

Do people know the Mira Nair the film director is his mother? You know he grew up privileged and never had to work a day in his life. He has promised to "Freeze the rent" a thing he never had to ever deal with. Aside from that, can you see all the jews in NYC voting for a Muslim? Just saying, btw I think he's handsome too but probably homophobic.

Mamdani is a little too "Free Palestine" for me.

Hard pass.

AOC is consistently underwhelming and naive

A little too Muslim for me. He wants a nanny government. Couldn’t balance a check if his life depended on it. He was born in 1991. No life experience. NYC can’t survive another progressive administration.

Getting closer.

[quote] A survey conducted by Data for Progress on behalf of a super PAC for Mamdani found Cuomo up by just two points, while a poll from the ex-governor’s camp showed Cuomo with a 12-point lead.

If Mira Nair is his mother, he’s probably not homophobic. Or at the very least he would love lesbians.

[Quote] this guy who has nothing but contempt for Israel?

Look at how deeply OP cares about NYC — so much discussion of issues of central importance to the lives of New Yorkers.

It's funny that someone thinks having directed "Mississippi Masala" in 1991 leaves you set for life.

It’s funny that someone thinks having lied about being a brilliant businessman on a reality show leaves you set for life.

R62- She's consistently STUPID

especially with her one life's accomplishment- Making sure Amazon did not open one of it's headquarters in NYC.

A gay Jewish friend is going to vote for this clown. Yes, my friend is an old hippie progressive who really is clueless about many things, or chooses not to see them because the truth is very disruptive to his opinion and self-image.

This muslim clown also wants to create city owned supermarkets just like the ones in the Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela and all the other failed marxist states.

I guess it doesn't matter to R69 that Amazon reneged on its promise to Arlington, VA, who spent tons of taxpayer money to make way for jobs that never came?

What are you talking about, R71?

[quote] A survey conducted by Data for Progress

Which means a bullshit far-Left poll.

Yes, r70, Jews can be their own worst enemies. They pushed that progressive claptrap in universities for decades only to have it blow up in their faces by their students who deem them white and the oppressor. I warned my Jewish family members about this years ago but they thought I was crazy. Guess who’s all shocked and outraged now. It ain’t me. Voting for someone who hates you has consequences. Who knew?

Anyone remember when AOC announced that Democrats who voted moderate were going on a list? lol. How McCarthy.

Bloomberg endorsed Cuomo.

R69 and the neighborhood is better for it. More housing. The area is thriving.

Cuomo is a poor choice.

Through no help from her, R77.

Then which is—she hurt the area by her actions or she didn’t hurt the area. Pick a lane

[quote]Anyone remember when AOC announced that Democrats who voted moderate were going on a list?

Remember who her first target was? Hakeem Jeffries! You know that guy who is going to be the next Speaker of the House who got 1.75 votes in his nearby district for every 1 vote AOC got in hers that year!

I have zero idea what AOC thinks a moderate is. She has voted against her own caucus (is she even a Democrat these days?) and with the GOP surprisingly often. People who don't vote and voters who don't live in her district (digital Yasss Queens) are enamored with her.

Bloomberg just endorsed Andrew Cuomo. Bloomberg knows all about Cuomo and his prior wrongdoings but still thinks he is best to lead NYC. Mandani and AOC can try to spin this one, but it is a strong endorsement from a 3-time mayor who did a great job and left NYC much better off than DeBlasio (woke) and Eric Adams (incompetent).

AOC has endorsed guy who doesn't believe Israel should be a country. How's that vote gonna work for a city with 2 million Jews?

AOC is why the Dems will continue to lose nationally when it matters. The Dems will take back the House but in spite of themselves, not because they offer a vision that people want.

Cuomo abuses female employees. I would never vote for him. He's a disgusting creep but not only that, he will kowtow to Trump just like Adams. Wasn't Adams bad enough?

[quote]Is it wrong to want Mamdani inside you, quite deeply? —I Still Wouldn't Vote For Him, Though

Then why on earth would I fuck you?

It's hilarious to see some moderates falling over Mamdani for his alleged YIMBY. Come on--he wants to freeze rents. He is NOT a yimby despite what he is claiming.

*alleged YIMBY plans.

Will Mamdani's the new "socialized" grocery stores be paying the check-out employees union wages or will we all get assigned shifts kibbutz style (no extra credit for any Ziono-fascist employees)?

Whats so wrong with publicly owned grocery stores? As an additional option to privately owned ones. He’s not saying he would replace existing stores right?

This

R91 nothing in that article is very persuasive tbh. It’s very clearly opinion based. Comparing running grocery stores to apartments is a stupid comparison.

I mean look at the other articles he’s published….”New York could soon regret legalizing marijuana” lol, and a bunch of articles fawning over or defending Trump, or downplaying Trump’s problems. Sorry if I don’t take him seriously R91. You probably shouldn’t either.

Mamdani will be a big upset if he wins. I just don't see it happening. AOC is not a kingmaker; she is more of an out of touch woke liberal trying to grab attention. Not sure if she has ever gotten any signature legislation passed in Congress, but she has been there for some time, and it feels like she is just there for the headlines and soundbites.

Mamdani is ahead of Cuomo in the most recent polling. WOW. AOC is a genius and kingmaker.

Now I know who not to vote for.

R95: The only polls showing him in the lead are paid for by Zohran Mamdani Inc.

[quote]Whats so wrong with publicly owned grocery stores?

Why should supermarkets who pay high rents and employ many local workers be for ed to compete with the city who won't be paying high rent or maybe none at all? Will the gub'mint run grocery stores be getting special deals by the companies selling the stores their products? Will the stores take SNAP and WIC? It is a highly infeasible idea in the short run.

More DSA fantasyland. Does Mamdani even have any experience achieving any of this?

[quote] Why should supermarkets who pay high rents and employ many local workers be for ed to compete with the city who won't be paying high rent or maybe none at all?

How would they not be paying rent R98? Who are they leasing space from for free? The city already leases property from commercial landlords, link below.

[quote] Will the gub'mint run grocery stores be getting special deals by the companies selling the stores their products?

Thats how wholesale works? All larger stores. I mean so do all retailers who sell products that they don’t make themselves. This is a crazy question lol.

[quote] Will the stores take SNAP and WIC?

I mean I would think so right?

[quote] It is a highly infeasible idea in the short run.

Forgive me if I don’t take you seriously because of (see above).

[quote] Does Mamdani even have any experience achieving any of this?

Are you asking if he has previously achieved his mayoral proposals for the city of New York before he has been mayor of New York?

[quote] AOC has endorsed guy who doesn't believe Israel should be a country. How's that vote gonna work for a city with 2 million Jews?

Nice antisemitic trope that all Jews pledge allegiance to Israel.

The more left Democrats go, the more Republicans win.

Like Cuomo, Mamdani is a nepo baby!

The poll showing Mamdani ahead is crap, R95.

It was conducted by Mamdani’s ally Justin Brennan for his campaign, it’s not ranked choice, has a small sample size, and 60% of the responses were by text message.

Another poll from yesterday (which was ranked choice with more than double the number of respondents) shows Cuomo coming out 12 points ahead in the final round, which is in line with other recent polling. The race hasn’t shifted that much, despite the astroturfed “momentum” that Mamdani and his DSA operatives are trying to conjure up.

I don’t think that Mamdani will win, but throwing a scare in Cuomo is good. Make that jackass work for it.

R103 that same group in mid May had Cuomo up 22 points. So to say the race hasn’t shifted “that much” isn’t true. I guess it will come down to the debate :) the momentum is going one way, fingers crossed there’s time for it to get over the line.

While I like many of the things Mamdani believes in / would like to accomplish, and he is undeniably charismatic, I have zero faith that he is a skillful enough politician or manager to actually achieve any of them - he’s basically sexy Bill de Blasio.

Cuomo is a loathsome narcissist but he does know how to get shit accomplished & built. I don’t want to fuck the mayor, I just want a reasonably well run city.

Everyone I know is voting for Cuomo. At least that's what they told me! who knows what they will do when they are in the polling booth.

I don't believe Andy abused any female employee...

The poll showing Mamdani ahead didn't include Staten Island.

I want Zohran to slap me with his thick meat

I saw the debate and got the impression that Mamdani is not for the State of Israel to exist. I am not Jewish and don't feel Mamdani is an advocate for the Jewish state. This will be his Achilles heel. For many others, commercials with his own voice stating he will raise taxes is not a winning slogan.

[quote]He's a disgusting creep but not only that, he will kowtow to Trump just like Adams. Wasn't Adams bad enough?

For that reason, I don't know why anyone would entertain the idea of bringing this guy back into the spotlight and in power in any way, shape or form.

It doesn't matter if you want to rank Mamdani or any other candidate, Cuomo is absolutely not it.

I have never heard of this Mamdani, what does he do? At least Cuomo is experienced and previously handled the State so managing the city should be OK for him...

[quote] I saw the debate and got the impression that Mamdani is not for the State of Israel to exist. I am not Jewish and don't feel Mamdani is an advocate for the Jewish state.

lol why does this even matter? Totally bizarre. Why would the mayor of NYC have to advocate for a foreign ethnostate? Especially considering how it’s behaving currently.

R113, he's a New York State Assemblyman, he represents a district in Queens. A NYC mayor does have to have to be able to deal with foreign politicians. Yes, traditionally the mayor is strongly pro-Israel, but the whole Columbia saga (the mass arrests of protesters, the caving to Trump) have cast a pall over the whole issue. Cuomo strength and liability is that he's just business as usual. That is likely to prevail this time, but the income inequality and housing issues that Mamdini is raising are not going to go away.

[quote]At least Cuomo is experienced and previously handled the State

Yeah, shittily. He's Republican-lite and killed a bunch of people's grandmothers during COVID. Plus he tried to fingerbang every broad within a ten meter radius. I'm so fucking tired of New York politicians being the same batch of corporate sellout shit stains who worship at the altar of Israel. WE NEED CHANGE

100% agree with R114.

People on DL, presumably gays, defending Muslims and calling people racist for calling out their human rights record and intolerance toward western culture is some real crazy work.

R118 all major religions have inherent problems with gays. Wtf does “defending Muslims” mean in this context? Nobody here is saying Islam based homophobia is a good thing. Agreeing with the political policies of a person who happens to be Muslim does not mean anyone is agreeing with homophobia. You’re so fucking stupid lol. I have friends that are Christian, Jewish, Muslim etc. hardly any of them are practicing, and zero of them are homophobic. This is the real world not some right wing tabloid hallucination you live in.

This race feels like Di Blasio 2.0. Back then, every young progressive was telling me how Bill was the second coming. How his vision was going to change the city. How Chris Quinn was a secret Republican. Which letter to his election and probably the worst mayor in the past 50 years.

I’m not a Cuomo fan. Can’t even believe he’s a leading candidate. But I’ve seen this movie before.

ZM is extremely pro gay, fuck off with that Islamophobic bullshit

[quote]the worst mayor in the past 50 years.

Eric Adams would like a word

[quote]Do people know the Mira Nair the film director is his mother?

OMG his mother made that movie with Hilary Swanks as the lady with the plane!

But how can Mamdani run for mayor when he is a coloniser? His mother is Indian and his father was an Indian coloniser in Uganda.

No argument from me, R122. Adams is just as bad, but for me it’s Di Blasio who put this city on a path toward decline. I can’t think of one area that is better than it was a decade ago.

Bloomberg was the most effective mayor of NYC, but it's his vision of the city as a playground of the rich that we are living in now.

Zohran doesn't have DiBlasio's limp dick syndrome though. Look at this video of him confronting one of Trump's goons - he's a fighter

R123: Double nepo.

Mamdani has been quoted in the past, quite often, to defund the police. This is political poison to most NYers who still have issues with public safety. it was dumb then and really scary now

Abolish the police. Scum fuckers and any gay person defending them is an Uncle Tom

The debate tonight is not going well for Cuomo. All of the other candidates are happy to point out that THEY were not forced to resign over multiple sexual assault claims, nor have they killed senior citizens by mismanaging a health crisis.

Cuomo is the Dem version of Trump. The scandals won't be enough. Somebody not too woke with real experience to lead the biggest city in the world needs to step forward. Cuomo has it and will probably win.

Is there any way on earth that Adams wins re-election?

The soon to start war between Israel and Iran will put pressure on Mamdani to say something supportive for Israel or risk losing even the most liberal Jewish voters who might have voted for him.

R129 sets people on the subway on fire.

[quote] Somebody not too woke with real experience to lead the biggest city in the world

Tokyo is the biggest city in the world. TF?

NYC is the 52nd largest city in the world.

greatest* city in the world.

The total private wealth held by NYC residents is estimated at nearly $3 trillion, surpassing the GDP of major countries like Canada and Italy. As of 2025, no city in the world has more overall private wealth than New York City. Mamdani is not qualified to lead a city of such financial importance.

And Cuomo is?

soon to be Mayor elect Cuomo to the world!

The fear the real estate men have is this:

1. Zohran actually wins the primary. Then the general will be Zohran vs. Adams (who will run as an independent) vs. Cuomo (who will also run as an independent) vs. whatever ghoul the Repubs come up with. Adams, Cuomo and Ghoul split the not-liberal vote and Zohran wins.

2. Cuomo wins the primary. Then the general will be Cuomo vs. Adams vs. Republican vs. Zohran on the Working Families Party line.

They are scared.

Mamdani winning the primary would provide the surest path to reelection for the independent-running Eric Adams.

Adams isn't getting re-elected. If Zohran wins the primary, Cuomo has said he's running as an independent.

Let's have Cuomo, Mamdani, and Adams all go on NY1 and drop trou and whoever has the nicest pinga gets the vote. Rank choice of course is allowed. Mamdani will have it in the bag so to speak.

R142, I don't think even Adams thinks that he has a chance of being re-elected.

Who has endorsed Adams? Nobody!

[quote] I don't think even Adams thinks that he has a chance of being re-elected.

The Times has an article about how, in an otherwise very quiet reelection campaign, Adams has made overtures with the Orthodox Jewish community in an effort to stop Cuomo from winning, hoping Mamdani comes out on top.

I just got Cuomo's anti-Zohran mailer and it is not subtle.

Will NYC ever have a First Lady again? Chirlaine I miss you gurl.

R149, sorry, we’re committed to post-heteronormative government.

You all love Mamdani cause you think he's hot and you all want to fuck him. He hates gays and will have you all strung up and stoned by women in Burkas.

[quote]He hates gays and will have you all strung up and stoned by women in Burkas.

Honey it's too early to be that drunk.

Are you a Muslim R52?. Don't get me wrong I've nothing against the guy. But he has no chance of winning in mostly Jewish NYC.

Cuomo just signed the pledge to keep traditional Medicare for city retirees. . That is something Mamdani has refused to do. Not a sexy issue but one that affects thousands of retired city workers.

[quote] AOC endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor

I was confused, because I read this as, "AOC endorses [bold]Madame[/bold]for NYC Mayor."

R149 .....lesbian drama from Chirlane's ex.

R153, and let us not forget in a city in which 2,977 people were massacred in an islamic terror attack, including 343 fireman. A lot of people lost loved ones, have long memories, see what is really going on and will not go along with it.

[quote] I just got Cuomo's anti-Zohran mailer and it is not subtle.

Because it points out the truth.

[Quote] This muslim clown also wants to create city owned supermarkets just like the ones in the Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela and all the other failed marxist states.

There’s so much retardation in this one sentence. Bravo, Matt!

What has Mamdani said about 9/11?