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On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:05:02 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
wrote:

It may not move the needle much this close to Election Day, but Zohran >MamdaniAs laughably weak performance in the second mayoral debate exposed the >Democratic nominee as an empty suit with a phony grin and his agenda as a >tissue-thin wish list.

He was visibly sweating from the start, and for good reason.

He betrayed his fantasy-world grasp of national politics by insisting that >legalizing street vending would box in President Donald Trump and ICE by >taking away their rationale for such actions as TuesdayAs Canal Street raid.

Sorry, Zo u the federal government canAt be kept out of New York City, no >matter how many sanctuary-style laws the City Council passes.

You should check the little something called the Supremacy Clause before they >swear you in.

Mamdani also displayed his ignorance of housing and economics by repeating >his claim that rent-stabilized landlords saw 12% growth in oprofito last >year.

He is a socialist / communist and thus doesn't believe in a Supreme
Court.

No: That reflects average growth in net operating income, which excludes >costs such as taxes and interest payments and isnAt adjusted for inflation.

And a simple question about his stance on three housing-related amendments on >the November ballot brought a complete deer-in-the-headlights moment.

He gave one of those gabby non-answer answers that work fine on TikTok, at >rallies or as a reply to pliant reporters, saying he was glad the questions >are coming before the voters.

He doesn't want people to know what he actually stands for.

Pressed to respond, he froze, his smarmy grin plastered to his sweaty face, >finally confessing he wasnAt going to answer.

I'm shocked I tell you.

This was a telling crack in the glass-smooth Mamdani fatade: The guy who >effortlessly spins off rehearsed phrases was wrong-footed, and it showed. He >was rattled.

For the second debate in a row, his answers on education were a concerto of >confusion: The most expensive school system in the country needs to be ofully >funded,o he blurbled; he wants to give up control of the schools while >retaining oresponsibility.o

I always want to know the definition of that term. They never define
it.

The guy is a walking disaster.
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