Mamdani is ‘counting on’ uninformed voters to secure victory in NYC: Joe Concha – Washington Examiner
The article reports on Joe Concha from the Washington Examiner raising concerns about Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist running for New York City mayor. Concha argues that Mamdani is relying heavily on young, uninformed voters who lack historical knowledge about socialism and the Soviet Union. Mamdani’s proposals include policies such as rent freezes and government-run grocery stores, which have drawn criticism from commentators like Fox News’s Martha MacCallum. Concha suggests that Mamdani’s chances of winning the general election are boosted by low voter turnout and a divided opposition, with candidates including incumbent Mayor Eric Adams running as an independent, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and former Governor Andrew Cuomo also in the race. The article also touches on tensions between these opponents, with Sliwa opposing calls for candidates to drop out and claiming he is best positioned to defeat Mamdani. Additionally, billionaire Bill Ackman has endorsed Adams’s campaign, pointing to a perceived lack of readiness from Cuomo. the piece highlights the complexities and dynamics shaping the new York City mayoral race.
Mamdani is ‘counting on’ uninformed voters to secure victory in NYC: Joe Concha
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha warned that Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is utilizing younger voters in New York City’s election, saying his supporters “don’t know what the Soviet Union is.”
Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist running for the mayor’s office, is campaigning for policies like freezing rent in New York City and government-run grocery stores. His campaign has drawn criticism from Fox News’s Martha MacCallum, who said she doesn’t believe he has ever visited a Soviet Union apartment building or how “ugly” they are.
Concha noted that this lack of knowledge of socialism represents Mamdani’s voter base.
“That’s the thing: a lot of the people that are voting for him, they’re young, they don’t know what the Soviet Union is! They were born after it was here, or Cuba, and that’s the thing. He’s counting on these folks not being informed about why these things didn’t work,” Concha said on Fox News’s Outnumbered.
Concha also said Mamdani could win the general election due to low voter turnout, saying only 23% of New York City’s 8 million voted in the last election.
Another factor aiding Mamdani’s potential victory is split opposition: Mayor Eric Adams is seeking reelection as an independent, and candidates like Curtis Sliwa, a Republican, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) are still running.
“So if he has low turnout, and he ends up going up against three other people who split the establishment vote, this thing is over,” Concha said.
Sliwa openly opposed dropping his bid and accused Adams and Cuomo of fighting “like children in a schoolyard” on X. He also claimed he is “the only one who can beat Mamdani and bring real change.”
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Adams said on Monday that Cuomo asked him to drop his reelection bid, which the mayor called the “highest level of arrogance.” He pointed to Cuomo’s loss to Mamdani “by 12 points” in the primary election and said “a fresh set of legs” needs to run against the Democratic nominee.
Last week, billionaire Bill Ackman backed Adams’s campaign, writing on X that he had met with both Adams and Cuomo.
Ackman, who endorsed President Donald Trump’s presidential bid last year, said Cuomo is “not up for the fight,” but Adams is “ready to go to battle.”
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