Great analysis. I look forward to hearing your take on the general. I spoke with a labor organizer yesterday who said if Mamdani loses the primary, there will be a big push to put up Adrienne Adams as the Working Families candidate, which will be sure to fracture the Dem party further. This race is so fascinating because it really is a referendum on the future of the Democratic party writ large.
Why would WFP put up Adrienne Adams? She's not much better than Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo. Makes no sense at all. it makes more sense to get behind Brad Lander or Zohran Mamdani who are more popular.
I agree, but I guess the argument would be about fundraising and who can peel the most votes from Cuomo, including the Black vote. What’s interesting is it has seemed all along that Adrienne Adams is a reluctant candidate (much like she had to be convinced to be Speaker). There’s an important dem faction headed by Tish James etc pulling these levers behind the scenes.
There’s a lot of commentary out there that that’s because she didn’t declare her candidacy until late and so she’s just warming up (not saying I agree just saying so goes the argument)
Michael: I hope you’re getting paid for these efforts, at a consulting hourly rate!! What is it these days, 2K an hour?
My narrow world are my Michell-Lama neighbors, over 50, racially diverse, with a Lander not voting “.. another crook,” attitudes.
The UFT did survey membership, these days the UFT active members are half Black/Hispanic, understand the survey divided Lander, Adams, Cuomo …
A Mandani win would be a win for Trump, imagine his target, a Muslim. from Uganda …
Remember AOC and Mandani are backbenchers in the legislatures and neither are in line for any leadership roles.
The Democratic Party nationally is moving towards the center, avoiding toxic culture war issues.
And, the gorilla in the room, many billions in budget cuts, instead of a new glittering programs the next mayor might be faced with a 1975 budget crisis.
I’m ranking Adrienne Adams first solely based on perceived competence and I absolutely agree Jessica Tisch is in the wings awaiting the scepter and orb.
Great analysis. I look forward to hearing your take on the general. I spoke with a labor organizer yesterday who said if Mamdani loses the primary, there will be a big push to put up Adrienne Adams as the Working Families candidate, which will be sure to fracture the Dem party further. This race is so fascinating because it really is a referendum on the future of the Democratic party writ large.
Why would WFP put up Adrienne Adams? She's not much better than Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo. Makes no sense at all. it makes more sense to get behind Brad Lander or Zohran Mamdani who are more popular.
I agree, but I guess the argument would be about fundraising and who can peel the most votes from Cuomo, including the Black vote. What’s interesting is it has seemed all along that Adrienne Adams is a reluctant candidate (much like she had to be convinced to be Speaker). There’s an important dem faction headed by Tish James etc pulling these levers behind the scenes.
This would be such an easily refutable argument borne out by data from the primary: Adrienne has pulled barely any voters from Cuomo as of now
There’s a lot of commentary out there that that’s because she didn’t declare her candidacy until late and so she’s just warming up (not saying I agree just saying so goes the argument)
Michael: I hope you’re getting paid for these efforts, at a consulting hourly rate!! What is it these days, 2K an hour?
My narrow world are my Michell-Lama neighbors, over 50, racially diverse, with a Lander not voting “.. another crook,” attitudes.
The UFT did survey membership, these days the UFT active members are half Black/Hispanic, understand the survey divided Lander, Adams, Cuomo …
A Mandani win would be a win for Trump, imagine his target, a Muslim. from Uganda …
Remember AOC and Mandani are backbenchers in the legislatures and neither are in line for any leadership roles.
The Democratic Party nationally is moving towards the center, avoiding toxic culture war issues.
And, the gorilla in the room, many billions in budget cuts, instead of a new glittering programs the next mayor might be faced with a 1975 budget crisis.
I’m ranking Adrienne Adams first solely based on perceived competence and I absolutely agree Jessica Tisch is in the wings awaiting the scepter and orb.
Adrienne would look for a job in the Cuomo administration