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I can totally believe it because of our shit society, but also still "can't believe" scumbag Cuomo is going to win...
From what I understand, the absolute most optimistic polls have Cuomo still ahead by 1-2 points, and the worst have him ahead by 15+...
I have no love to shout from the rooftops for, so if I could I'd be shouting "I fucking hate the vast majority of you people."
Our society: "yes we've voted for moronic corruption and self serving greed, but this time it will be different! I mean the other guy is a spooky socialist!!!"
Actually there are more polls coming out that have Mamdani ahead now, still extremely close but I wouldn't call it a guaranteed win for Cuomo. Especially since we're just starting to see the ripple effects from the Mayoral debate and AOC's endorsement.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/11/zohran-mamdani-climbs-to-top-of-poll-leading-andrew-cuomo-00401594
Important to remember, too, that a lot of those polls make meaningful assumptions about who is likely to turn out, and Mamdani's strategy is pretty zeroed-in on mobilizing registered democrats who ordinarily would not be likely to vote in a primary race.
Cuomo's campaign is extremely traditional and aiming at traditionally active primary voters, so it would be extremely encouraging to see a major race be won by the radical, non-traditional candidate over the traditional establishment one. It would certainly open up the field for 2028, especially against establishment democrats who's main advantage is their safe coalition numbers.