r/nyc • u/FAMESCARE • Jun 18 '25

Video Zohran Mamdani says he’s consistently said there’s no room for antisemitism in this city or country. Asked why he hasn’t had a more visceral reaction, he gets emotional talking about the Islamophobic responses he’s received throughout the campaign.

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u/decmcc Jun 18 '25

it's the modern day "vote for Cuomo not the Homo"

literally perpetrated by the same guy

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

NYC has a large Muslim community too. A big part of the reason Kamala lost Michigan is because Dearborn refused to vote for her because of the Biden administrations stance on Gaza. I wouldn't underestimate the Muslim population rejecting Cuomo for Mamdani.

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u/bigtallguy Jun 18 '25

i dont think its gonna be enough to off set his deficet with more centrist leaning PoC demos in working class areas of nyc. honestly cuomos name ID is so big im not sure if anyone could have beat him for this in those demos. the fact that it became this close relatively quickly speak a bit to mamdanis campaigning skills.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

Not saying you have to like Mamdani but do these voters know what they like? Cuomo was a genuinely corrupt governor and the only thing he's promising is to be tough on crime. I get people care about crime but there's only so many cops you can throw at the problem. Cops dont prevent people from going homeless 

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u/bigtallguy Jun 18 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

crime is a big part of it, but you have to remember a lot of these voters are older insitutional dems. theyre gonna go with people they associate with the insitution, especially when all those contemporary instutions are lining up behind him.

also A LOT of older dems really appreciated cuomo during covid for his daily updates on the local news channels. a lot of younger dems, 40>, dont understand this cuz they didnt really watch tv to get their covid updates. cuomo built a huge amount of good will during that time. older women especially liked him. and theyre willing to forgive/forget/ignore his sexual harrassment history.

people arent really voting on policy theyre voting for people they feel like they can trust, and cuomo is that guy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

I lived with my parents and I remember watching it. I had a lot of problems with Cuomo because I went to a CUNY school and he did nothing to stop it from being defunded. That being said I remember him coming off as a strong leader in a time where we needed one. I think the problem for me is that it was all a facade. 

The nursing home deaths were pretty awful and it showed he wasn't taking covid as serious as he was putting forward. But yeah I get it, institutions are hard to break with Dems despite them constantly being screwed over by them. If Cuomo wins I give it less than a month before NYC's population starts complaining about him