XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.usa, nyc.politics   
   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:05:02 -0400, Ubiquitous    
   wrote:   
      
   >It may not move the needle much this close to Election Day, but Zohran   
   >Mamdani’s 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 Tuesday’s Canal Street raid.   
   >   
   >Sorry, Zo — the federal government can’t 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 “profit” 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 isn’t 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 wasn’t going to answer.   
      
   I'm shocked I tell you.   
      
   >   
   >This was a telling crack in the glass-smooth Mamdani façade: 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 “fully   
   >funded,” he blurbled; he wants to give up control of the schools while   
   >retaining “responsibility.”   
   >   
      
   I always want to know the definition of that term.  They never define   
   it.   
      
   The guy is a walking disaster.   
      
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