Some excerpts:
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When respondents were asked what issues affected their decision to vote for him, the top responses cited were his plans to lower the cost of living at 89 percent, and his plans to tax the wealthy and stand up to corporations, at 86 percent.
But the third reason they cited was his support for Palestinian rights, at 62 percent.
Among the new voters in 2025, that number rises to 83 percent, at a time when some states and international scholars, including Israeli experts and NGOs, have called Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide.
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The IMEU noted in its statement on Tuesday that the polling included an oversample of New York’s 10th congressional district, which is represented by Dan Goldman, who is “funded by AIPAC [and] who has repeatedly voted with Republicans to advance anti-Palestinian legislation”.
Interesting that people partly vote for a city mayor because of one specific foreign policy, which he doesn’t even have any say as mayor. Of course this can be seen as a start to more important political offices and is how (US) politics work. But still, interesting.
People was saying that being anti zionist is a career suicide maybe this would make politicians start being couragous and do the right things
Also interesting how every other candidate running said their first act in office would be to visit Israel, while Mamdani said he’d visit the 5 boroughs.
Its because AIPAC money seeks to strangle every progressive voice even in downballot races, because they know people rise up through smaller venue politics to national prominence.
Which stupid thing to say. Your mayor New York you have no reason to be going to Israel.
It’s a signal. The right kind of signal.
The Zionist lobby in New York made the primaries about the candidates kissing the ring and promising loyalty to Israel. I think that rubbed many people the wrong way. It also has direct implications as aspects such as freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of arts and freedom of science are affected domestically, if a Zionist candidate would become mayor.
Finally the same media outlets and the same politicians that are boasting about their support to Israel are also in bed with the billionaires making the city unlivable for normal people, cracking down on any sympathy towards Luigi and the like.
The candidates who are promoting evil abroad, also promote evil at home.