Most remarkable, to me, is the comparison between Mamdani’s and Schumer’s approval ratings. Mamdani has a 77% approval rating among self-described liberals, 46% of moderates, and 21% of conservatives, whereas Schumer’s approval ratings are 52% among liberals, 42% among moderates, and 18% among conservatives. In other words, the centrist pandering of someone like Schumer costs substantial liberal support, even as its effect on centrist/moderate support is consistent with zero given the margin of error. Hakeem Jeffries is worse off than both, enjoying support from 52% of liberals, 38% of moderates, and 17% of conservatives. Now more than ever, there’s hard evidence that shifting to the center doesn’t make politicians more “electable”, and a golden opportunity to push social democrats or even socialists through as candidates at the state and local levels.
It’s a meaningless stat in this context, but in general, Democratic candidates for president need to be in the 55% range to be a “sure thing”. At 50% approval, that would be in the likely/ very likely range. Not relevant, a total non sequitur on several levels
NYC and surrounding areas are very blue.
Most of the remaining NY State leans red.
All large cities are blue.
All rural areas are red.
That applies everywhere, not just New York. The “color” of a state is just a measure of what percentage of its population is urban.
Yup. People just tend to forget that when it comes to NY.
