- Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:25 pm
#91556
Mamdani is proposing to run a chain of city-owned grocery stores to reduce costs to consumers. Food prices in the US are surprisingly high, but I can anticipate that eating up a lot of money he doesn't have before he gets to free kindergarten and free buses. Seems like he needs the New York State Government to fund some of this. That sounds like the best card the Republicans in the state could have. The Democrat State Governor is already not a fan.
Sadiq isn't out on a limb like this, and UK local government doesn't allow him to be. Aside from school meals (where the boroughs have had to chip in) he doesn't make big promises like this. He accepts that he doesn't have enough money to make buses free- why doesn't Mandani just make them cheap, why free? That would still be positive and more affordable.
I can foresee a crashing and burning, or perhaps a Mitterrand like shift away from the original platform.
But I am still very pleased he beat Andrew Cuomo, even if I fear we haven't heard the last from him.