Oh man, people just don't get it. Mamdani is playing the long con. He's consolidating power ahead of these elections by acting as normal as he can muster, so in the NEXT election cycle he can plausibly say "they said I was crazy! See? Socialists aren't so bad!" Then he can get more socialist allies elected (especially at a state level where he needs them), consolidate exponentially more power, and then the commies can actually execute their evil communist plans they're always saying they'll do: let all the criminals out of prison, abolish the police, seize your property, and destroy western civilization. I'm stunned by how many people fall for this scammer. The fact that nobody in media is pointing this out makes me very concerned about our prospects as a country.