NYC Mayor/2021 Megathread

[Canis]

What a great week for my guy Scott Stringer. Amazing. So proud to be working for his campaign!

How's it looking on the campaign trail? You having fun out there? What are you doing for the campaign at the moment?

[KaiserDave]

What a great week for my guy Scott Stringer. Amazing. So proud to be working for his campaign!

How's it looking on the campaign trail? You having fun out there? What are you doing for the campaign at the moment?

Pretty good! I am mostly pamphleteering, which is what I enjoy most. It's extra fun when Scott is involved! I am also doing some social media stuff behind the scenes too. Which is great!

[Beet]

Calling it now. It's going to be Stringer.

Ah, the Beet prediction, the kiss of death. I should quit and go home.

🙄

[KaiserDave]

Calling it now. It's going to be Stringer.

Ah, the Beet prediction, the kiss of death. I should quit and go home.

🙄

I don't know, is 10% of the global population dead? Did Trump win? :/

[SInNYC]

https://twitter.com/patkiernan/status/1384110763883696134

The details here are pretty interesting. People's choices dont seem to be particularly driven by ideology.

Morales voters go to Wiley-Adams/Yang-Mcguire/Stringer in that order, though roundoff error means it could be just a split but with a dispreference for Stringer.
Mcguire voters are  split between Adams, Stringer, and Yang.
Similarly Adams voters spit between Stringer and Yang.

[LabourJersey]

https://twitter.com/patkiernan/status/1384110763883696134

The details here are pretty interesting. People's choices don't seem to be particularly driven by ideology.

Morales voters go to Wiley-Adams/Yang-McGuire/Stringer in that order, though roundoff error means it could be just a split but with a distinct preference for Stringer.
McGuire voters are  split between Adams, Stringer, and Yang.
Similarly Adams voters spit between Stringer and Yang.

That's not terribly surprising. People are still learning a lot about candidates and average voters don't differentiate the candidates to the degree that we on this site do.

But also some people have focus on things beyond ideology that matter. Like if I was an NYC voter I would definitely want a Mayor that's ready on Day 1 and my top 2 would be Garcia and Stringer, even though Garcia is considered to be much less progressive than Stringer (I'd disagree a little on that but that's not too important).

Also there's plenty of cases picking candidates of the same geography (some Progressive Brooklynites may be going for Adams just because) and of course same race (it's getting pretty obvious that many Asian New Yorkers like Yang for representational reasons)

[SInNYC]

https://twitter.com/patkiernan/status/1384110763883696134

The details here are pretty interesting. People's choices don't seem to be particularly driven by ideology.

Morales voters go to Wiley-Adams/Yang-McGuire/Stringer in that order, though roundoff error means it could be just a split but with a distinct preference for Stringer.
McGuire voters are  split between Adams, Stringer, and Yang.
Similarly Adams voters spit between Stringer and Yang.

That's not terribly surprising. People are still learning a lot about candidates and average voters don't differentiate the candidates to the degree that we on this site do.

But also some people have focus on things beyond ideology that matter. Like if I was an NYC voter I would definitely want a Mayor that's ready on Day 1 and my top 2 would be Garcia and Stringer, even though Garcia is considered to be much less progressive than Stringer (I'd disagree a little on that but that's not too important).

Also there's plenty of cases picking candidates of the same geography (some Progressive Brooklynites may be going for Adams just because) and of course same race (it's getting pretty obvious that many Asian New Yorkers like Yang for representational reasons)

I said "dispreference", not "distinct preference". Is there a reason why you changed it?

[LabourJersey]

https://twitter.com/patkiernan/status/1384110763883696134

The details here are pretty interesting. People's choices don't seem to be particularly driven by ideology.

Morales voters go to Wiley-Adams/Yang-McGuire/Stringer in that order, though roundoff error means it could be just a split but with a distinct preference for Stringer.
McGuire voters are  split between Adams, Stringer, and Yang.
Similarly Adams voters spit between Stringer and Yang.

That's not terribly surprising. People are still learning a lot about candidates and average voters don't differentiate the candidates to the degree that we on this site do.

But also some people have focus on things beyond ideology that matter. Like if I was an NYC voter I would definitely want a Mayor that's ready on Day 1 and my top 2 would be Garcia and Stringer, even though Garcia is considered to be much less progressive than Stringer (I'd disagree a little on that but that's not too important).

Also there's plenty of cases picking candidates of the same geography (some Progressive Brooklynites may be going for Adams just because) and of course same race (it's getting pretty obvious that many Asian New Yorkers like Yang for representational reasons)

I said "dispreference", not "distinct preference". Is there a reason why you changed it?

woops--thought that distinct preference is what you meant there. Went back after I posted and realized I was wrong

[FourEyedRick]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

[StateBoiler]

https://twitter.com/patkiernan/status/1384110763883696134

The details here are pretty interesting. People's choices don't seem to be particularly driven by ideology.

Morales voters go to Wiley-Adams/Yang-McGuire/Stringer in that order, though roundoff error means it could be just a split but with a distinct preference for Stringer.
McGuire voters are  split between Adams, Stringer, and Yang.
Similarly Adams voters spit between Stringer and Yang.

That's not terribly surprising. People are still learning a lot about candidates and average voters don't differentiate the candidates to the degree that we on this site do.

Shocking.

[Babeuf]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

As a pretty solid front runner, this won’t be the last semi-opportunistic endorsement that Yang gets (Menchaca is term limited and wants some appointment job or Yang’s support in some future run). Politicians flock to a perceived winner.

[LabourJersey]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

As a pretty solid front runner, this won’t be the last semi-opportunistic endorsement that Yang gets (Menchaca is term limited and wants some appointment job or Yang’s support in some future run). Politicians flock to a perceived winner.

Seems pretty damning for Stringer, though, given he would have been the obvious choice for Menchaca to endorse. Suggests that Manchaca really does think Yang is guaranteed to win

[KaiserDave]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

As a pretty solid front runner, this won’t be the last semi-opportunistic endorsement that Yang gets (Menchaca is term limited and wants some appointment job or Yang’s support in some future run). Politicians flock to a perceived winner.

Seems pretty damning for Stringer, though, given he would have been the obvious choice for Menchaca to endorse. Suggests that Manchaca really does think Yang is guaranteed to win

No that’s Morales who was expected

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

As a pretty solid front runner, this won’t be the last semi-opportunistic endorsement that Yang gets (Menchaca is term limited and wants some appointment job or Yang’s support in some future run). Politicians flock to a perceived winner.

Seems pretty damning for Stringer, though, given he would have been the obvious choice for Menchaca to endorse. Suggests that Manchaca really does think Yang is guaranteed to win

No that’s Morales who was expected

Was it? As far as I can recall, Menchaca & Yang acted pretty friendly toward one another on the campaign trail when the former was still in the race, so - in that light - this news wouldn't really be all that shocking.

[KaiserDave]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

As a pretty solid front runner, this won’t be the last semi-opportunistic endorsement that Yang gets (Menchaca is term limited and wants some appointment job or Yang’s support in some future run). Politicians flock to a perceived winner.

Seems pretty damning for Stringer, though, given he would have been the obvious choice for Menchaca to endorse. Suggests that Manchaca really does think Yang is guaranteed to win

No that’s Morales who was expected

Was it? As far as I can recall, Menchaca & Yang acted pretty friendly toward one another on the campaign trail when the former was still in the race, so - in that light - this news wouldn't really be all that shocking.

Oh I absolutely agree. This doesn’t surprise me at all. But Morales was the one most people assumed prior to all of him and Yang appearing together

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Maya Wiley is the only candidate (outside Yang) with pins in their store so she should win

Yangs pins are really nice tho its taking a lot not to buy them

[LabourJersey]

Maya Wiley is the only candidate (outside Yang) with pins in their store so she should win

Yangs pins are really nice tho its taking a lot not to buy them

I believe all official Yang merch is available just to people with an NYC mailing and shipping address, which is weirdly restrictive but probably a sign of Yang's campaign being very insecure with being seen as a candidate with fans only outside of the City.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Maya Wiley is the only candidate (outside Yang) with pins in their store so she should win

Yangs pins are really nice tho its taking a lot not to buy them

I believe all official Yang merch is available just to people with an NYC mailing and shipping address, which is weirdly restrictive but probably a sign of Yang's campaign being very insecure with being seen as a candidate with fans only outside of the City.

Boo! Let me buy pins for my collection!!

[Lief 🗽]

https://twitter.com/ZachandMattShow/status/1383909631278206978?s=19

Looks like it's time for some consolidation.

No surprise to see Morales not existing in this demographic. In fact I'm starting to think she doesn't exist at all.

No... that can’t be right... I see her posters all over the place in the neighborhoods where all the gentrifiers who pretend to hate gentrification live. 🤔

[Holmes]

https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/1384824582335565824?s=21

The lettering behind them saying “ANAL” though...

[Canis]

Yang says he will second pref Kathryn Garcia
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-seconds-20210421-un7p7vgybzd5phbb3vn7dip6gm-story.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

[KaiserDave]

Morales is no longer saying she will rank Wiley second

[Lief 🗽]

Yang says he will second pref Kathryn Garcia
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-seconds-20210421-un7p7vgybzd5phbb3vn7dip6gm-story.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

Yang as Mayor and Garcia actually running things as deputy mayor would be the best case scenario at this point IMO.

[Ridgemaple]

I really hope Yang wins. We desperately need him.

[KaiserDave]

I really hope Yang wins. We desperately need him.

No