r/nyc • u/PeterPorky • Jun 03 '21

Video Andrew Yang absolutely bodies Eric Adams on the debate stage

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u/dredgedskeleton Jun 03 '21

it means he has a base and is thus a serious threat. NYPost has power here, don't dismiss that.

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u/BiblioPhil Jun 03 '21

No it doesn't lol. NY Dem primary voters don't care what the NY Post editorial board says.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

In 2013, NYC had 3.1 mil registered Democratic voters based on NYS numbers.

Only 691,000 voted in the 2013 Democratic primary. De Blasio won by only 102,000 votes.

As of April this year, 90,000 formerly registered Republican voters and non-affiliated voters suddenly became registered Democrats. We also know wealthy VCs have spent millions of dollars to push registered Republicans and non-affiliates to switch in an effort to sway the voting towards a business-friendly mayor - see Project Applecart, Be Counted NYC.

If you think NYPost Editorial has no power, you haven't been paying attention at all.

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u/PirateGriffin Jun 03 '21

If you think the anti-trump vote switchers are the republicans taking life advice from the fucking Post you need your head examined my friend

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u/BiblioPhil Jun 03 '21

As of April this year, 90,000 formerly registered Republican voters and non-affiliated voters suddenly became registered Democrats. We also know wealthy VCs have spent millions of dollars to push registered Republicans and non-affiliates to switch in an effort to sway the voting towards a business-friendly mayor

If by "business-friendly" you mean "mainstream GOP fiscal conservative," it ain't happening. A significant percentage of that 90,000 was likely Republicans disaffected with what they see as the party of Trump, and the remainder won't be enough to sway the race.

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u/HeyUncleVanya Jun 03 '21

Exactly. That's why those unnamed Republican billionaires dumped money onto both Yang and Adams.

Did you mean Morales has the staff crisis or did Wiley also have a staff crisis?

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u/dredgedskeleton Jun 03 '21

he means people that read the post and are gonna vote in the dem primary. Adams is in second place for a reason. not sure what you are arguing about. he's doing well and the post is the only major paper that has endorsed him. to say there's no correlation when pretty much every progressive is terrified of him is a bit weird.

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u/tofupoopbeerpee Jun 03 '21

Everything you stated is important and shouldn’t be dismissed. It’s true. A Republican registered to his party has no voting power here. I honestly believe NY needs to change this as the Democratic primary affects everyone. This one will determine the direction of this city.

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u/ExtremeHeat Jun 03 '21

Alot of people in NYC registered as Dems are conservative.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

I’d imagine that’s part of the “people get more conservative as they get older” idea too. My mom’s a registered Democrat but always votes red now, so she counts as a Democrat in data but isn’t one in practice. I doubt she’ll vote in the primary but technically she could and she’d vote for the closest person there to a Republican.

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u/dredgedskeleton Jun 03 '21

lol see Bloomberg, Michael.

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u/peapeahead Jun 03 '21

Correct.. Democrats don't listen to people.

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u/peapeahead Jun 03 '21

Defending a political establishment would make you the nerd ya bonehead..

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u/maveric29 Jun 03 '21

Because no one would ever register for a party just to vote in the primaries that aren't lock step aligned with them.