Zohran Mamdani had +38 approval upon his election.

[dirtwizard666@cyberpunk.lol]

@QasimRashid are the busses free yet? is it all busses or just some busses? how do you know which busses it is?

[dirtwizard666@cyberpunk.lol]

@QasimRashid i ask because when he was running i swore that if he won i would go to nyc and ride around on the bus all day but i don't want to go to nyc and be disappointed!

[jf_718@mas.to]

@dirtwizard666 @QasimRashid That will take time as the NY Governor runs the MTA, not the NYC Mator; negotiations need to happen for free buses and that will take time as Governor Hochul is at the moment against the idea.

[dirtwizard666@cyberpunk.lol]

@jf_718 @QasimRashid are all the busses MTA or is there another agency involved? having Albany control the local transit seems....bad. very bad.

[stinerman@mastodon.social]

@QasimRashid this is the real "popularism."

[gorfram@beige.party]

@QasimRashid
But, but, but-
Someone has noticed that New York City sidewalks are less than pristine! How could Mamdani possibly be a good mayor if that is true??

/sarcasm/

[anniebuddy@mstdn.ca]

@QasimRashid

I am amazed that people see this as miraculous and not what politicians who are elected by the people are supposed to do everywhere, every day.

Choose them for what they do, not what they say

[idahobucks@mastodon.social]

@QasimRashid people actually prefer a pedophile, racist, politician (?), criminal who steals their money, and destroys their lives because non-white people don't deserve anything. Don't you get it?

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@QasimRashid Am I reading right he has an approval rating of 98%?!

[polarweasel@hachyderm.io]

@disorderlyf No, the + just indicates the approval rating is positive, doesn’t it?

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@QasimRashid

how did we get #mamdani?

centrist #democrats anointed #cuomo as next mayor

did people whine like losers and give up?

no, they VOTED in the #primaries, and chose mamdani

but in the general #election, there's cuomo again

did people go "it's not faiiir waah"?

no, they VOTED and chose mamdani

meaning what?

STOP FUCKING WHINING AND #VOTE, ASSHOLES

the dems suck

but it doesn't matter!

there are primaries coming up in a few weeks

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

let's get 50 mamdanis

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@polarweasel by 48 points, which I don't think is possible without 98% approval unless a large amount of undecided votes were cast

[c_dan4th@mstdn.social]

@QasimRashid And did not appear in the Epstein Files even once! Amazing.

[qurlyjoe@mstdn.social]

@c_dan4th @QasimRashid
So far.

[polarweasel@hachyderm.io]

@disorderlyf It appears that it just means 48% of voters approve of the job he’s doing (and at that time 32% disapproved)

https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdanis-popularity-hits-new-highpoll-11461031

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@polarweasel Why do I get the impression approval ratings in America are broken?

[polarweasel@hachyderm.io]

@disorderlyf Bahahahaha now that’s a completely separate question

[energisch_@troet.cafe]

@QasimRashid Quite wonderful, isn't it?

[danish_akhtar7@mastodon.social]

@QasimRashid He is a beacon of light of hope for common people.

[adamsaidsomething@mastodon.social]

@QasimRashid

Add one more to the list

https://theintercept.com/2026/02/26/columbia-university-student-detained-dhs