Andrew Yang has conceded in New York City's Democratic primary for mayor, a stunning reversal for someone who dominated early polls in the race.
The winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary is almost certain to become mayor in the city’s November general election at a time of unique challenge: Recovering from high unemployment, flattened tourism and a chaotic school year of remote learning spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yang, the former presidential candidate, Garcia, the former sanitation commissioner, and Wiley, former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, formed the top-tier of the crowded race in recent weeks. Yang and Garcia were the only ones to form a late alliance in the race, a common move in other ranked-choice campaigns around the country.
But the city’s steady reopening throughout the spring took some of the wind out of Yang’s sails, and his campaign faltered amid a series of public mistakes that critics said demonstrated what they had feared all along: A candidate who never voted in a mayoral election during his 25 years in the city lacked the municipal know-how for the job.
Adams and his surrogates went as far as accusing Yang and Garcia of attempted voter suppression of Black New Yorkers by teaming up in the final days of the race. They said their joint appearances were part of a strategy to appeal to one another’s supporters, but Adams slammed the arrangement, at one point invoking poll taxes that were employed to suppress Black votes.
Be an ass you gonna win ass prizes.
It's not stunning for those of us who really KNOW the city.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of him winning an election. So why is he so known?
Ha. Not even the outsized coverage propping him up worked. This is why the Progressives aren't good at getting results. Utopian goals and torching the Dems to get their way isn't a winning strategy. Only kvetching from the sidelines and being useful idiots for the right wing.
Who won?
AndrewYang is not very smart and not a likeable person. No surprise that he lost again.
Maybe siding with Israel's campaign of Palestinian genocide wasn't too smart a political move
His miss-guided views/comments on Israel's illegal and immoral aggression towards Palestinians was the beginning of the end.
Sad day for NYC.
Glad. This guy was the equivalent of Sinema
Polls mean nothing here
So long señor Y. Try San Francisco, maybe?
Looking forward to never hearing about this guy ever again
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