Paterson calls on leaders to come together to defeat Mamdani in NYC mayoral election

[fujiyamasan]

27. What do you see is the main reason

For a lot of the former establishment politicians in the state going after Mamdani? I’ve noticed Hochul, Schumer, Gilibrand, and Jeffries have mostly been quiet (aside from the Gillibrand’s somewhat unhinged radio interview which she later apologized to Mamdani for).

Do you think it’s the real estate lobby? From what I’ve followed, it has taken a dive since Mamdani won the primary, and landlords are really freaking out. Many of the publically traded funds based on NY real estate took a hit.

From outside of the state looking in, it looks like a lot of this is based on racial dynamics too. It will be interesting to see how much Mamdani improves with black voters, since that was perhaps the group he did worst with during the primaries.

Right now, I see the anti Mamdani candidates completely split and unable to mount any effective opposition to him. I have my own reservations about some of the things he has said in the past, but so far the attacks appear desperate and pathetic.

I don’t see why anyone cares what Patterson has to say, since he resigned in disgrace years ago. Clearly Adams and Cuomo have giant egos which won’t allow any of them to quit. Silwa isn’t even worth mentioning.