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Dave Portnoy may move Barstool out of NYC if Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race
Awful Announcing ^ | 11/04/2025 | Brendon Kleen

Posted on 11/04/2025 2:56:29 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Business owners across New York City are well-documented in their opposition to Democratic Socialist mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s likely win on Tuesday night, and it’s time to add Dave Portnoy to that list.

The Barstool Sports owner voiced his extreme opposition to Mamdani’s potential tenure as New York City mayor in a YouTube stream on Oct. 25, revealing that he has had conversations with Barstool’s financial leaders about moving the company to neighboring New Jersey.

“Honestly, I’ve given that a lot of thought — he’s definitely going to win — going to Hoboken or Jersey City or something,” Portnoy said. “I don’t want to ******* have an office (in Manhattan). But then we have all those people who, like, that ***** up their life because I hate the guy … so it’s a Catch-22.”

Portnoy acknowledged that as a prominent media company, it is essential to have a presence in America’s biggest city. Throughout its history, stars like Alex Cooper, Big Cat, and PFT Commenter have thrived out of the company’s Manhattan offices.

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To: MinorityRepublican

That probably would be the first thing I would do. Even as a lowly deplorable.


21 posted on 11/04/2025 7:47:23 PM PST by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

anyone with money will want to move before the ‘exit tax’ gets passed


22 posted on 11/04/2025 8:36:30 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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