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Vex_id
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23. "The race was about as tight as it gets - and there were problems"
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Fri Feb-11-22 11:56 AM by Vex_id

          

that caused chaos - cited by the election board:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html

Ultimately - Adams defeated Garcia by a razor thin margin (50.4% to 49.6%) in a hotly contested race after the dust settled. To try and draw some huge conclusion from this and say that voters categorically rejected progressivism is silly. Had some votes gone the other way - would it be the case that Nyers categorically rejected Adams? No.

My point is: regardless of ideology and even policy - Adams resonated well with voters and was a perfect candidate for NYC in the moment (particularly with crime on the rise). Him coming out wearing NYPD garb flanked by cops played with a ton of voters - who cared more about that than any substantive policy prescription.

>In my mind he is a progressive but that's by my standards, but
>most of OKP and self described progressives would probably
>considered me a centrist establishment type.
>
>I think Biden is into him because they want to be the
>prototype for the type of democrats they want to run in 2022.
>I think they want more candidates to talk about crime like he
>does.

Voters like no non-sense politicians - in general. Adams fits the bill there - but I think there are voters across the board who are unsatisfied with "tough on crime" rhetoric that doesn't acknowledge the need for meaningful police reform.

  

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Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race [View all] , ThaTruth, Wed Jul-07-21 08:32 AM
 
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Is this evidence that rank voting gets you more centrist candidates?
Jul 08th 2021
1
It didn’t do that in the Harlem City Council race
Jul 08th 2021
2
DSA candidate came in 2nd in my City Council Race, the winner
Jul 08th 2021
3
How so?
Jul 08th 2021
4
      The final 2 were 2 of the more mainstream candidates.
Jul 08th 2021
5
           ... think they’re a larger >segment of the electorate than they actual...
Jul 08th 2021
6
           I'm working under the assumption
Jul 09th 2021
7
Eric Adams went to the White House yesterday
Jul 14th 2021
8
this nigga wild lol. hes a shoe in for reelection imo.
Feb 04th 2022
9
Lol
Feb 06th 2022
10
LOL!
Feb 06th 2022
11
Haha
Feb 08th 2022
12
I think Eric Adams is a Black People Wedge Issue
Feb 08th 2022
13
yeah hes one of the biggest examples of 'twitter is not real life'.
Feb 08th 2022
14
lol this had me dying -- but if we're being honest
Feb 08th 2022
15
republicans wipe the floor with democrats because theyre honest?
Feb 08th 2022
16
      No - they win because too many Dems are cowards with no conviction
Feb 08th 2022
17
           fam his appeal is that he isnt a progressive lol.
Feb 08th 2022
18
                come on fam. Let's not do this forever.
Feb 10th 2022
20
                     Not sure the progressive vote split up and razor thin analysis adds up
Feb 11th 2022
21
                         
excellent soundbite. maybe i was too hard on him
Feb 10th 2022
19
I actually watched the clip this time. This should give him a bump
Feb 11th 2022
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