▲ 168 ▼ New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments Poll says 44% of voters for Mamdani and 25% for Cuomo as Elise Stefanik chips away at Hochul’s lead in governor race
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 29 points 1 year ago (1 child) Wouldn't this imply the primary he won was literally worthless? It seems the vast majority of Cuomo folks are still voting Cuomo in the general. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) NYC uses ranked choice voting, so this poll result is expected. If someone's first choice was Cuomo in the primary, why should they change that? They can put Mamdani second. I agree with you, ranked choice voting does make the whole concept of primaries largely redundant. And yes, Cuomo, along with other party bourgeois, is turncoat for not endorsing Mamdani after the primary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) The mayoral race isn't RCV; only the primary is. The actual election is FPTP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're right, the general is FPTP. That's dumb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago It is, but more pressingly it means we're seeing the numbers in the OP in an FPTP election. That's what I meant by the primary being worthless; the whole point of the primary is that everyone rallies behind the winner to not lose by splitting the vote, but that isn't happening. It's the latest finishing blow on a long list of finishing blows to the delusion that "vote blue no matter who" was ever anything more than a way to get the left to self-sabotage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) NYC uses ranked choice voting, so this poll result is expected. If someone's first choice was Cuomo in the primary, why should they change that? They can put Mamdani second. I agree with you, ranked choice voting does make the whole concept of primaries largely redundant. And yes, Cuomo, along with other party bourgeois, is turncoat for not endorsing Mamdani after the primary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) The mayoral race isn't RCV; only the primary is. The actual election is FPTP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're right, the general is FPTP. That's dumb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago It is, but more pressingly it means we're seeing the numbers in the OP in an FPTP election. That's what I meant by the primary being worthless; the whole point of the primary is that everyone rallies behind the winner to not lose by splitting the vote, but that isn't happening. It's the latest finishing blow on a long list of finishing blows to the delusion that "vote blue no matter who" was ever anything more than a way to get the left to self-sabotage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) The mayoral race isn't RCV; only the primary is. The actual election is FPTP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're right, the general is FPTP. That's dumb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago It is, but more pressingly it means we're seeing the numbers in the OP in an FPTP election. That's what I meant by the primary being worthless; the whole point of the primary is that everyone rallies behind the winner to not lose by splitting the vote, but that isn't happening. It's the latest finishing blow on a long list of finishing blows to the delusion that "vote blue no matter who" was ever anything more than a way to get the left to self-sabotage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're right, the general is FPTP. That's dumb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago It is, but more pressingly it means we're seeing the numbers in the OP in an FPTP election. That's what I meant by the primary being worthless; the whole point of the primary is that everyone rallies behind the winner to not lose by splitting the vote, but that isn't happening. It's the latest finishing blow on a long list of finishing blows to the delusion that "vote blue no matter who" was ever anything more than a way to get the left to self-sabotage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago It is, but more pressingly it means we're seeing the numbers in the OP in an FPTP election. That's what I meant by the primary being worthless; the whole point of the primary is that everyone rallies behind the winner to not lose by splitting the vote, but that isn't happening. It's the latest finishing blow on a long list of finishing blows to the delusion that "vote blue no matter who" was ever anything more than a way to get the left to self-sabotage. permalink fedilink source parent