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Completely disingenuous article claiming at first that Mamdani is unpopular outside of NYC followed by stats that show that many Americans don't even have an opinion on him.

Guess what?! Not many people in Missouri or California are going to give a damn about a local election in another state!

For starters, Mamdani is clearly not popular outside of New York City.

A Siena College poll this week showed statewide New York voters disliked him 37%-28% – and that’s in a left-leaning state.

A recent Yahoo News-YouGov poll, meanwhile, showed a relatively similar verdict among Americans nationwide: 31%-22% negative.

While those aren’t good numbers, they don’t exactly suggest he’s a pariah who could be used effectively as a bogeyman on the national stage – at least yet. In the national survey, 46% didn’t even have an opinion of the Democratic mayoral nominee, underscoring the room that exists for him to define himself — or be defined by others. (Even in New York, 34% of voters didn’t have an opinion about him.)

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A Siena College poll this week showed statewide New York voters disliked him 37%-28% – and that’s in a left-leaning state.

A recent Yahoo News-YouGov poll, meanwhile, showed a relatively similar verdict among Americans nationwide: 31%-22% negative.

Woah - a lot of less informed voters and conservatives have a negative opinion of the guy who NYT and other legacy media outlets have been shitting on for months?!?!?!? 😱

Honestly, this is such an incredibly disingenuous article

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

No, the oligarchy does, and it's showing how desperate they are trying to assassinate his character.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I mean, I'm in minnesota and cheering him on. A lot of us are.

so yes. he very much is popular outside new york. (also, people in MO would be rather likely to hate anyone without a R by their name. Just saying. it's a backwards state ran by backwards people. not the worst offender, but not far off.)

Bostonian here, and I really hope Mamdani wins!

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Literally a Missourian here cheering for him. And a little low key jealous they are getting this opportunity.

[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The average voter has no clue who he is

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Thats normal. People mostly don't care who is mayor of a distant city.

[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 2 points 18 hours ago

Yes, that's my whole point I stated in my original post.

[–] rhvg@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I’m not from the states, and never understand how mamdani is special. This is probably just another America exceptionalism. American is generally a collection of suburbs. Most of world are more modernized/urbanized, and politicians like mamdani is much more common there.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 10 points 11 hours ago

He's special because there aren't many politicians like him in America, the country we're talking about.

[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 1 points 14 hours ago

It's another example of American exceptionalism. In Europe he's a dime a dozen.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

So glad I deleted the News app off my phone so I’m no longer presented with this kind of garbage/propaganda.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

New Yorkers seem to like him and that is what matters.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose their problem is they don't seem to have enough people with a backbone like him to put up in every state

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

States like missouri. Outside our two Urban cores. There are plenty of counties and towns where Democrats are never on the ballot. And it's not for lack of people capable of filling the jobs. Even on the outskirts of Kansas City here, it is not unusual to see Republicans running unopposed. Democrats honestly just stopped trying or caring. And so did a lot of low information voters here. Yes voting for Republicans absolutely is voting against their interests most of the time. But Republicans are the only ones that show up or seem to care.

Part of that is the copious funding through fashy bourgeoisie. Democrats don't have a similar benefactor. Instead actually getting a lot of their donations from small donors. But the national party is so selfish and detached. Most of that money never sees a red state.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Democrats don't have a similar benefactor.

They definitely do. The liberal leaning, "just give me some stability will ya" bourgeoisie tend to give democrats copious amounts of money. I mean hell, they spent a billion dollars on the 2024 presidential election.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 15 hours ago

I should have been more specific. They don't buy them television stations, newspapers etc etc etc. Air america, the closest thing they ever had went belly up because no one listened. And what most conservatives slur as msdnc. Is a solidly right wing Channel. More likely to actually hurt a good candidate and then help.

The money Democrats take in every 4 years, is chump change. Republicans and their allies spend that much or more every year.