NYC Mayor/2021 Megathread

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

I want Yang to win just so he has a path to the Presidential nomination.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

I wonder if the recent string of endorsements for Wiley will help her. The primary is still almost 2 weeks away. Not a lot of time left to consolidate the progressive vote but it's still a chance none the less.

Anyways as long as Yang doesn't win.

The recent poll has Wiley second to Adams.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Why do so many people have Shaun Donovan in their top five? Other than when he didn't know how much a house costs, I haven't heard a single thing about him.

Donovan is actually decent, he's very smart and I accept that his housing answer was a brainfart, but he's terrible at campaigning and his debate performance was derided. That's why he hasn't gotten much traction.

[ملكة كرينجيتوك]

Might be better to have people think you live in Jersey than showing them the actual place you live in if it looks like this

https://twitter.com/juliakmarsh/status/1402642048197578760

EDIT: oh my...

https://twitter.com/osamabishounen/status/1402771158525628420

[LtNOWIS]

How long will it take the vote counters to count each round of this thing? Will we see the results come out round by round?

[Oryxslayer]

How long will it take the vote counters to count each round of this thing? Will we see the results come out round by round?

Apparently they are expecting all votes available on election night to have their first preferences announced though a normal process. Then NY's stupid ballot laws take effect and we have to wait weeks on top of the rational wait for ballot curing and postmarked mail ballots. Once all those votes are accounted for and all first preferences are known, they now begin the reallocation.

[wbrocks67]

I'm still confused as to why Adams is leading this race, and even so with the RCV.

[libertpaulian]

I'm still confused as to why Adams is leading this race, and even so with the RCV.

Crime. People don't want to go back to the 70s, 80s, and early 90s.

[LabourJersey]

https://twitter.com/HenryRosoff/status/1402748589839900677

Memerson, but Wiley clearly is now in the top candidate bracket.

God, why is Emerson just so noisy? First a Garcia surge, & now a Wiley surge, all the while showing a 14-point swing among undecideds in 8 days!? I don't wanna read too much into it, but I hope there's still time for Adams to be stopped.

Small sample size and huge numbers of people who haven't decided on their first choice.

Wouldn't surprise me if there's people who are deciding between Wiley and Garcia for #1 and #2 and switched those two over the course of polls.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

I'm still confused as to why Adams is leading this race, and even so with the RCV.

Because he's an established Brooklyn politician with strong links to the black community and an experienced record on the top issue of the campaign?

[Alcibiades]

Might be better to have people think you live in Jersey than showing them the actual place you live in if it looks like this

https://twitter.com/juliakmarsh/status/1402642048197578760
EDIT: oh my...

https://twitter.com/osamabishounen/status/1402771158525628420

Yeah, no way Adams lives there. You can tell by the photo. This is one of the more amusing campaign incidents in a while.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I'm still confused as to why Adams is leading this race, and even so with the RCV.

Because he's an established Brooklyn politician with strong links to the black community and an experienced record on the top issue of the campaign?

I'm completely neutral on this race, so me saying this is not necessarily a statement of support for Adams, but his ties to the city's black community should not be understated. That's what got De Blasio nominated back in 2013.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Why is it that every time I come back home another candidate is leading

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I would still first-pref Yang. I'd also prefer Adams winning over Garcia and maybe even Wiley.

[warandwar]

I'm still confused as to why Adams is leading this race, and even so with the RCV.

Because he's an established Brooklyn politician with strong links to the black community and an experienced record on the top issue of the campaign?

That "top issue" thing hasn't really impacted him. He's stayed steady while Yang, whose campaign is all about quality of life bullsh**t has dropped. There's plenty of flux but he has remained pretty steady.

[Orwell]

Why do so many people have Shaun Donovan in their top five? Other than when he didn't know how much a house costs, I haven't heard a single thing about him.

Donovan is actually decent, he's very smart and I accept that his housing answer was a brainfart, but he's terrible at campaigning and his debate performance was derided. That's why he hasn't gotten much traction.

I’m surprised Crane of all people is defending a Bloomberg/Obama appointee

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Why do so many people have Shaun Donovan in their top five? Other than when he didn't know how much a house costs, I haven't heard a single thing about him.

Donovan is actually decent, he's very smart and I accept that his housing answer was a brainfart, but he's terrible at campaigning and his debate performance was derided. That's why he hasn't gotten much traction.

I’m surprised Crane of all people is defending a Bloomberg/Obama appointee

Bloomberg had problems as mayor but is greatly preferable to someone like Giuliani.

The department under Donovan's purview can be considered actually wildly successful. Bloomberg was responsible for more affordable housing being built than any other mayor in NYC history. Was it enough? Absolutely not. Did the administration fail to rein in predatory developers like Steven Ross and his Hudson Yards abortion? Yes. But Donovan achieved many of the goals he had been tasked with, so I give him credit for that. He has the managerial experience and executive chops to do well at the job.

[StateBoiler]

Might be better to have people think you live in Jersey than showing them the actual place you live in if it looks like this

https://twitter.com/juliakmarsh/status/1402642048197578760

EDIT: oh my...

https://twitter.com/osamabishounen/status/1402771158525628420

The apartment photos look like a rent-a-furniture thing you do when you're selling a house. That sleigh bed for example, but then it's not even up against a wall. Throw in the random art with political messaging in mind.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1403454273392988169?s=20

Otherwise known as the "I have a district with both Brooklyn progressives and African Americans in it, and I want a position in future Dem leadership" endorsement.

[H. Ross Peron]

https://twitter.com/ZachandMattShow/status/1403437549025173508

Eric Adams is far worse than I ever thought.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/ZachandMattShow/status/1403437549025173508

Eric Adams is far worse than I ever thought.

This was a from a good while back, happy to see it's gaining traction again.

[Donerail]

That's from several months ago?

[Lief 🗽]

"Progressive" activists and the media were too busy destroying Yang to care about the insane right-wing things Adam was saying a few months ago.

[Oryxslayer]

That's from several months ago?

May 5th and page 33 of this thread is the original discussion.

Thank God I won't be living in NYC for the next four years. I mean, I love this city, but if it's gonna Adams or Yang. Good god.

Eric Adams literally wants to end summer vacation and establish online school with 300-400 kids to a teacher.

source? I very much doubt that would get much support.

https://twitter.com/danarubinstein/status/1364698595237261317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etf...

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

https://twitter.com/ZachandMattShow/status/1403437549025173508

Eric Adams is far worse than I ever thought.

This is honestly one the most absurd things since “build the wall”