Bill De Blasio elected NYC Mayor for 2nd Term (New York: legal, office)

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by livingsinglenyc

So 8.5 Million people live here and only about 1 million voted.

Again, told you so!


NYC and NYS in general has one of the highest levels of voter apathy in the country.


Those in NYC politics know this so they can (and do) safely ignore much of the electorate, and concentrate on those likely to vote; union, the poor, minorities, etc...

[l1995]

Originally Posted by Bronxguyanese

1 million native New Yorkers. Everyone else is an immigrant and a cul de sac white ex suburbanites

Not all white transplants are from suburbia, most are from other urban areas I'd imagine. Los Angeles, Bay Area, Boston, etc.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by l1995

Not all white transplants are from suburbia, most are from other urban areas I'd imagine. Los Angeles, Bay Area, Boston, etc.

And there are urban areas in Ohio and Iowa too.

[availableusername]

Originally Posted by WANTNYCAPART

i don't know why people think NYorkers would vote for a republicans specially since current president is a fking moron.
you can't expect a far blue state to just vote red.
do republicans care about the poor ? not like the dems do but they don't say it right to people's faces.

Is it your contention that deblasio even remotely cares about the poor?

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by Bronxguyanese

1 million native New Yorkers. Everyone else is an immigrant and a cul de sac white ex suburbanites

So true!

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by l1995

Not all white transplants are from suburbia, most are from other urban areas I'd imagine. Los Angeles, Bay Area, Boston, etc.

He knows that. But he's right to point out that a huge part of the city is from elsewhere and may not care enough about the city to vote, in part because they are going to split. People always come and go in NY.

[NyWriterdude]

The Democratic candidate won in NJ, so we will soon have legal weed in metro NY.

[Bronxguyanese]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

The Democratic candidate won in NJ, so we will soon have legal weed in metro NY.

Can't hardly wait.

[GoodSchoolols]

People really dont care who they vote for, as long as they say the talking points.

[nybklyn]

The city doesn't have any other qualify candidate. Although Nicole came in second, I personally think she is just not ready and up for the mayor position simply because she even question the agency that provides the stat on the crime.