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Why Zohran Mamdani Won, And Who Supported Him โ Noah Smith
Alex Kantrowitzยท 2025-07-06 16:30
Election Analysis - Hispanics favored Quomo by 20% [1] - White or Caucasian voters favored Zoron by 13% [1] - Black or African-American voters favored Quomo by 44% [1] - Asian voters favored Zoron by 58% and Quomo by 16% [2] Political Tendencies - Lefty ideas have caught on among the educated populace but not among the working class [3][4] - Conservative Democrats are less likely to be white [7] Economic Factors - Government-run grocery stores are proposed to address the belief that poor people lack cheap food [8][9] - Grocery stores make almost no profit, and corner store bodegas make basically no profit [12] - Government-run bodegas may need to be subsidized to compete, potentially becoming a fiscal drain [16][17] Socioeconomic Grievances - People are doing the "right things" but are still unable to achieve the American dream due to high real estate prices and student debt [19] - Rent freeze policies primarily benefit older people in rent-stabilized units, not recent college graduates [21][22][23]