Other data of note:
Mamdani continues to go beastmode with young people, putting up regime numbers with a 73% vote share of the under 29 demographic, and a still commanding 62% of voters between the ages of 30 and 44
Amongst all candidates, a plurality of voters believe Mamdani has best addressed the Israel-Palestinian conflict
Any of those would be too conspicuous in the run up to the election. The bourgeoisie can grease the palms of the city council members to get in his way, but the structure of the municipal government puts most of the power in the hands of the mayor.
The most likely form of ratfuckery will be them lobbying the state lawmakers in Albany, particularly governor Hochul, to throw as many roadblocks up in the way of Mamdani’s agenda as possible. I could also see them “encouraging” the police
being upset with the champagne socialist while obscuring their role in it.
unions“benevolent associations” to mutiny against Mamdani. That way they could spin it as the salt-of-the-earth