Poll says 44% of voters for Mamdani and 25% for Cuomo as Elise Stefanik chips away at Hochul’s lead in governor race

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The mayoral race isn't RCV; only the primary is. The actual election is FPTP.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You're right, the general is FPTP. That's dumb.

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  • [–] 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.

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