Ok here's a tepid take that nobody wants but it's the truth: Mamdani is a smart, charismatic guy who seems to have his heart in the right place and lacks experience. Maybe he'll be a good mayor. Maybe he won't. There's never been a good NYC mayor in my lifetime. Seems like a tough job.
I understand, and I haven’t seen any details on how he will accomplish his promises. But we have to try something new. The old system cannot compete against this reign of cruelty.
Doing something for the right reasons is often how people rise to the challenge and excel despite no experience. Because they're fighting for making something better, they're driven on doing the right thing, less likely to take shortcuts or be corrupted by the system they want to improve.
This right here we have lost that in our candidates ..
And then surrounding yourself with a cabinet of qualified people hired to fill the positions around you for their jobs. City Controller, City Manager, Police Chief, all the other necessary positions to run the departments. Getting a cohesive team with the same vision that works well together.
I was always taught that you want to be the least intelligent in a room. This isn't to say to stay stupid, but to surround yourself with even smarter people. A successful leader is just the 'orchestra conductor', and the people you have on your team are actually the ones 'making music'.
Exactly! Surround yourself with the people you aspire to be or learn from! My father taught me the same thing!
Lacks experience how? He's a councilman. Do you need him to be mayor of another city first
NY State Assemblyman. Not been on City Council. Not that it matters tho, he's still a local guy.
Agreed. He needs to surround himself with seasoned, tough people he trusts who know how things operate in NYC government - and he needs to be willing to listen to them. I wish him well. Not a job I would ever want.
Sure it seems like a tough job but I don’t think Bloomberg and Adams were actually trying to make New York better for the people who live there. I think they accomplished what they basically wanted to
John Lindsay was a pretty good mayor, perhaps before your time.
Yup, first one I remember is Koch
You know the old joke that New Yorkers can do anything...except elect a good mayor. Jokes aside, I'm @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social (and @bradlander.bsky.social) all the way!
It’s probably impossible to be a “good” NYC mayor who makes everyone happy, from the billionaires on Park Ave to the squeegee guy waiting at red lights. But NYC has had far more mayors who prioritize the wealthy & privileged vs. mayors who look out for the working class & look where we are.
I mean, yes. I think I would agree that some things are true while also being both obvious and not very interesting.
The experience of the office is the experience of the Mayor’s team. Mamdani looks to be a leader and will assemble a team (like Lander) with whom he will lead. Far preferable to the “only I can fix it” BS we get from the Cuomo-style pols of the world.
Yes, but more to the point, the media is already bent on painting him as a terrible mayor, like they painted Ghouliani as a great mayor despite how awful he was
I think having the experience of growing up in NYC and actually understanding the city from a normal person’s perspective is deeply underrated.
Not like he could be worse than Adams.
New York needs and wants a change. He's the only candidate connecting with the needs of the electorate. The other candidates completely ignored that.
I'll take "well-meaning but inexperienced" over "maliciously pro" any day of the week.
Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence
Jesus was 33 and they crucified him, too.
I lived there during the Dinkins years. He was a cut above the rest.
My college years. Missed it!
👆👆👆 this is 100% solid take. And in THIS age of MAGA Trump insanity (dumb charismatic guy who has heart in wrong place and lacks experience and is demonstrably incompetent) it's been wild to see the outrage that a mayoral primary has generated 🤷 #FoxtrotDeltaTaco
Give me a definition for “good NYC mayor”
So you’re saying he has his work cut out for him but the good news is the bars is set very low.
I’m not in NY, but in general, I’d rather have a good guy that knows he still has a lot to learn, over a sleazeball that seems to know everything, any day.
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Facts
To that point, having more experience in politics than his 4 years in office has never seemed to help anyone before.. all the ones with experience did horrible so who knows, maybe being a little green will somehow play to his advantage.
To be in the same ballpark of 'good' NYC mayor one has to be a good manager and good advocate for those who don't have doormen, drivers and nannies. While there's only so much he can go as mayor - much of what he campaigned on requires NYS legislative approval - I applaud his drive & effort.
it’s easy to be a corrupt mayor (see NYC’s past) it requires hard work to be a good mayor something NYC has never had
It's only YOUR TRUTH, you don't know THE TRUTH, that remains to be seen.
Bloomberg was a good Mayor.
IF he pairs with an experienced, likeable wonk as his deputy, he could do good, and maybe be great. I do think he needs a sidekick who will rein in some of his most unsustainable impulses and be cheerily willing to play the "numbers guy."
Don’t know if actual working and middle class New Yorkers are having any sort of hysteria over his level of experience, seems like it’s Gary in Ohio that’s having a fit over there so he can justify his Islamophobia and Xenophobia
Y'all haven't elected someone who wasn't part of the political machinery of the two political parties in my lifetime, either. Maybe these two facts are correlated.
And the goals he wants to achieve are admirable. The means should be more pragmatic & nuanced for the general election
He's a huge step better than Cuomo & all the others that just prop up wealthy with constant bootlicking. He wants to do good things for all the regular folks. He wants to bring all the people from different cultures together to build each other up. I hope he learns fast and hits the ground running!
The current mayor of Chicago also lacks experience. And it shows.
back in 1969 when john lindsay was an unpopular mayor, spurned by local republicans and running only on the liberal party ballot line for re-election, his campaign slogan was: it’s the 2d toughest job in america. he won.
If elected, he would also be responsible for stopping violence against Jews attacked by the antisemitic crowds he has catered to with the rhetoric of violence. Yes, that will be a tough job.
He cross endorsed with a Jewish candidate. Whoever told you that he’s anti semitic lied to you.
ignore the zionist troll
Nice lies you got there.
AOC and no experience, but her heart and morals has made her a dynamic leader. I have more faith in our young people than our seasoned politicians.
He sure does seem to have the republicans on the defensive….