lol no
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Gee I wonder what set him apart during his elections.
For you, I'm sure. I don't think most voters care much about Palestine. And it's certainly not what he spent most of his time talking about.
Don't fool yourself into thinking you're the average voter.
I'm sure you don't care much about Palestine. You're willing to retcon an entire election for it.
Is that your one rebuttal to all the comments here? Lol
I already gave plenty of examples. How about you open Google and check how correct your memory is?
You provided one link that didn't prove anything. Google harder.
A big part of why he won was that he kept focusing on NYC while the interviewers and Cuomo tried to distract audiences with Israel. It was transparent and everyone realized that.
And talked about arresting Benjamin Netanyahu and respecting international law. And being extremely pro Palestine when nobody dared to, gaining him immense popularity and creating many copycats.
Seriously does nobody have a memory span of more than 2 weeks?
Those were things that he did, largely before even the primary, but it was fairly clear that they were not particularly influential in the election. All of the debates show Mamdani relentlessly steering the conversation back to NYC's cost of living, and that's what voters say they like about him.
Rewatch when Zohran was asked the question of visting Israel.
It went viral on many platforms and social media.
No he got massive popularity for standing up for Palestine you're warping reality so extremely hard.
I agree.
Do people not remember his response to visiting Israel…
That won him the race.
Now that he won, he started backtracking... like a true politician.
We must always force them to do the bidding of the working class, or else they become the next generation of career politicians like AOCIA, Bernie Sheep Dog Sanders, Drone King Obama, Genocide Joe, and many more.
Not just that, Zohran always went way further, claiming to want to divest from Israel as a city and even arresting Netanyahu. This is not simply "wanting best for NYC".
What's funny is that their takewaway of what Zohran campaigned on is the reason right wingers aired him. People like Asmongold praised Zohran for that one interview while not following anything else about Zohran during his campaign.
While hiding under the guise of "best for New Yorkers" Zohran took very agressive stances on Israel. Which ironically Zohran is now backtracking on under the guise of "best for New Yorkers". As if Hakeem Jeffries is in any way good for New Yorkers.
It's hillarious dichotomy but the Zohran fans have the same goldfish memory as Trump fans. They love Zohran now but they don't even remember why and will excuse any criticism of him away with some good old mental gymnastics.
Wow, thanks for going further than what I replied with and expanding on the details with examples.
Props to your well-written and simple-to-understand explanation!
We all learn, question, and analyze information at our own pace, so we must continue calling out politicians and forcing them to do the bidding of the poor and working class so more dissident voices are heard instead of just the status quo.
I was reminded of this quote:
“Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.” – Malcolm X
Believe it or not, the majority of his voters were more concerned about NYC than Palestine.
This was most clearly emphasized during the one debate where all the candidates were asked where they would travel, everybody but Mamdani said Israel. He said he’s stay in New York.
I see your passion, but not everyone is a single issue voter for your issue of choice…
Keep in mind this dude is the mayor of NYC, and has no influence over foreign policy.