If you’re too far left for the New York Times, that’s really saying something.
In the case of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the ‘paper of record’ is even urging their readers not to put him on the city’s ranked choice ballot.
The paper notes that Mamdani lacks any sort of experience which would qualify him to run the Big Apple, and points out that some of his ideas will simply (further) bankrupt the city.
I very rarely agree with the editorial board of the @nytimes on any topic, but I support every word of this NON ENDORSEMENT of Zohran Mamdani. He doesn’t deserve to be on anyone’s ballot for NY City mayor:
“Unfortunately, Mr. Mamdani is running on an agenda uniquely unsuited to…
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) June 16, 2025
Here’s the full quote from that tweet:
“Unfortunately, Mr. Mamdani is running on an agenda uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges. He is a democratic socialist who too often ignores the unavoidable trade-offs of governance. He favors rent freezes that could restrict housing supply and make it harder for younger New Yorkers and new arrivals to afford housing. He wants the government to operate grocery stores, as if customer service and retail sales were strengths of the public sector. He minimizes the importance of policing.”
“Most worrisome, he shows little concern about the disorder of the past decade, even though its costs have fallen hardest on the city’s working-class and poor residents. Mr. Mamdani, who has called Mr. de Blasio the best New York mayor of his lifetime, offers an agenda that remains alluring among elite progressives but has proved damaging to city life.”
“Mr. Mamdani would also bring less relevant experience than perhaps any mayor in New York history. He has never run a government department or private organization of any size. As a state legislator, he has struggled to execute his own agenda.”
“…We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.”
Mamdani is a ‘defund the police’ type, but not for himself of course:
Urged defunding the police but hires private security. https://t.co/jhVfRsGOgt
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) June 17, 2025
The crazy thing is that this guy could still pull off a win. He is surging in the polls. Would New York really elect this guy mayor?
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