Tuesday’s results leave Republicans reeling as Democrats consolidated power in governors’ offices, state courts, attorney general seats, and city halls, reshaping political dynamics in three key states ahead of the midterms and the 2028 election. The outcome also represents a major defeat for President Donald Trump, who worked frantically to rally support for Republicans and even issued threats in an attempt to defeat Mamdani.

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    16 hours ago

    He is a muslim democratic socialist that was unkown a year ago. You don’t realize how much people fear islam taking control or socialism to take control. 8% lead is really impressive

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah that’s kind of my point, some 40% of people in New York would still rather vote for the rapist because racism against Muslims and socialism fearmongering

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        14 hours ago

        It is more complex than that. The usa is a very individualistic country. People think mostly about themselves before others. So in many of the people who voted for Cuomo they said I would rather vote for a sex offender then a muslim who will implement sharia law and make their lives unlivable which is of course a rediculous thing to think about

        I also though your point was that Mamdani winning by 8% is not imperessive