CMV: Mamdani's win in NYC was a fluke, the Democratic Party is not trending left or embracing socialism, and the only re
Long title so I'll so elaborate on the view I have regarding Zohran Mamdani's victory relative to the Democratic Party as a whole. I think that it happened almost solely because Andrew Cuomo entered the Democratic primary, and that he personally destroyed the any moderates' chances at winning the primary.
Andrew Cuomo, the big name former Governor, too big a name for any other moderate to compete with him. But unfortunately the big name former Governor was also embroiled in controversies. Had he not ran, I think there were two realistic possibilities: either Eric Adams would absorb the moderate vote in the primary and lose the primary but then win the general election as an independent, or more likely a younger (and more popular) high profile moderate like Ritchie Torres or Dan Goldman would've ran in the primary and won, and then won in the general election by 2021 level margins.
But Andrew Cuomo was both too strong a candidate to compete with in the primary and too weak a candidate to actually be electable. He destroyed Eric Adams' path to re-election (re-electing the incumbent is always the simplest option), and he prevented a younger less controversial high profile moderate fro
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me
From a neutral view, this solves one problem while creating another so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
the timing matters more than people admit Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart Hard to say where this lands long term.
Bluntly speaking, the timing matters more than people admit and that friction is hard to ignore Time will tell.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
this depends heavily on what happens next Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like there’s more coming here.
Bluntly speaking, this solves one problem while creating another At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate Let’s see what happens next.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move At least from my perspective.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting.
Bluntly speaking, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels rushed rather than thought through
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the impression it gives me.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why opinions are all over the place We’ll see how people react over time.
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term.
Not gonna lie, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another and that tension shows up immediately At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable Time will tell.
From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here.
the follow-through is what will decide this That’s just my read on it.
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
At this point, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on