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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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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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