Posted on 06/24/2025 2:37:59 AM PDT by Libloather
The Chicago Tribune issued a grim warning to New Yorkers about electing a socialist mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani in a bombshell op-ed Monday, the day before the Empire State’s primary elections.
The paper’s editorial board paints a bleak image of Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic socialist Queens assemblyman who leapfrogged longtime frontrunner, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a stunning new poll released earlier in the day.
“A familiar dilemma: a moderate, business-friendly Democrat versus a democratic socialist. New Yorkers, take it from Chicago — we’ve seen this movie before, and the ending isn’t pretty,” the board of one of the last remaining big-city daily newspapers cautioned.
The Tribune likened Mamdani’s buzz-worthy campaign, which has garnered a historic amount of grassroots support, to that of embattled progressive Windy City Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose took office in 2023.
“Johnson’s approval rating cratered in his second year — a reflection of how quickly progressive promises collapsed under the weight of governance and Chicago’s financial reality,” the paper wrote. “What sounded good in theory has translated into dysfunction, driven by fiscal missteps and political inexperience.
“Johnson is one of the most progressive mayors in the U.S., but Mamdani, inarguably, is yet more radical,” it continued.
The outlet pointed out that many of Mamdani’s ideas — such as rent freezes, city-operated supermarkets and free transit — are “shared (at least in principle) by Mayor Brandon Johnson, and many of them are popular in blue cities.”
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Some of the most filthy, disgusting Chicago politics ever.
Illinois democrats are still trying to figure out how to finance an additional 2 BILLION with a B to fund the Chicago area public transit system, because just 10 or so new or increased taxes this year is just not enough for the spenders.
The “shocking” part of this is that the Chicago Fib printed it.
New york city voters are dumb enough to do just that. I ought to know. I used to live in nyc and was an election poll worker.
I watched every election day as then congressman schumer handily won re-election by a landslide. He never even bothered to campaign for re-election. He never needed to. No tv commercials, no newspaper advertising, no campaign mailings, no phone calls, no town hall meetings, no door to door campaigning, no flyers, no debates, no televised interviews, etc. Nothing.
“Don’t underestimate younger voters’ desire to get back at the evil boomers - they may know full well what Mamdani is and vote for him anyway, to spite Dad.”
He will steal the parents’ money that gen Z has been patiently waiting for. Very short term thinking, not surprising.
“ Yes. New Yorkers ARE that stupid.
“Educated” idiots.”
BTTT
Do it NY!
What a choice, either an Islamic communist or a mass murderer. Either way, NYC is finished.
Wall Street already has a backup trading center up and running in Dallas. All they have to do is flip the switch, and presto, no more Wall Street in NYC. Just think of all those taxes flying out the window.
Hard for me to understand how any group of normal folks could elect someone like this. It just doesn’t compute.
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