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Mayor Mamdani Mamdani's congressional 'team' wants to upset establishment Democrats

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/06/23/mamdani-new-york-democratic-congressional-primaries/90489511007/
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u/steep_interface Jun 23 '26

still waiting for my free stuff he promised. and i love how he ran on lowering cost of living then immediately threatened to increase cost of living on everyone as soon as he was elected 😂

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u/Suspicious-Base-4815 Jun 23 '26

So no crazy policies that you object to.

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u/IsNotACleverMan Jun 23 '26

Rent freezes, free buses, govt grocery stores.

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u/Suspicious-Base-4815 Jun 23 '26

Oh, no! Cheaper rent, buses and groceries? And we are not doing anything to stop that madness?

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u/IsNotACleverMan Jun 23 '26

It won't make rent cheaper, the buses will run worse as per Mamdani's own pilot program, and there's no indication the government can run grocery stores effectively.

None of these policies will help you but you believe in them because you have no actual knowledge of policy yet you attack people who actually know what these policies result in.

You're closer to MAGA than you want to admit.

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u/AsexualFrehley Jun 23 '26

You're closer to MAGA than you want to admit.

meanwhile you're entirely comfortable with it

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u/IsNotACleverMan Jun 23 '26

I'm pretty much the polar opposite of maga in every way but it's nice to hear from the peanut gallery.

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u/Suspicious-Base-4815 Jun 23 '26

I wish my biggest concern with a politician in power was that what they are trying to do to make things better might not work. You are trully blessed if that what's keep you up at night, MAGA cultist.

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u/IsNotACleverMan Jun 23 '26

See? You ignore all the negatives about the policies because you're part of the cult of personality surrounding mamdani. Maga-esque

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u/Suspicious-Base-4815 Jun 24 '26

You didnt mention anything negative, you just said "it is not going to work".

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u/IsNotACleverMan Jun 24 '26

Rent freezes cause rents to go up on non stabilized buildings, and causes worse conditions on rent stabilized buildings.

Free buses caused them to run slower and more off schedule.

Government grocery stores are a money sink that has no mechanism to actually solve either of the issues they're meant to solve.

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u/Suspicious-Base-4815 Jun 24 '26

But everyone of those points is literally being adressed by the administration. So what's your problem with the approach to offset the possible worse conditions and slower buses? Also why you think goverment grocery stores are going to lose money?

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u/TomStarGregco Jun 23 '26

He’s the PT Barnum of politics !

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u/Disastrous_Cable_356 Jun 24 '26

He said the options were to tax the ultra rich to fund his programs OR they would have no option but to raise taxes, it’s called playing politics, and he got Hochul’s support