3d ago

The Billionaires Who Tried—and Failed—to Stop Zohran Mamdani

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3d ago

The Billionaires Who Tried—and Failed—to Stop Zohran Mamdani

time.com /7331119/zohran-mamdani-billionaires-ackman-bloomberg/

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Most of the money was poured into three main super PACs, both pro-Cuomo and anti-Mamdani. Fix the City, the PAC supporting Cuomo’s bid since the primary, spent millions on television ads for the former mayor and against Mamdani. Anti-Mamdani PACs Defend NYC—started by former advisor to President Donald Trump, Jason Meister—and For Our City, have also taken in giant sums from billionaire donors like former mayor Michael Bloomberg and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.
From article:
Michael Bloomberg ($13.3 million)
Lauder Family ($2.6 million)
Joe Gebbia ($2 million)
Bill Ackman ($1.75 million)
Barry Diller ($500,000)
Laurie Tisch ($150,000)
Steve Wynn ($500,000)
Alice Walton ($200,000)
- That's so much money that could have been better spent
  
  That's a lot of billionaires interfering in politics.
- What a colossal waste of money
They can still sic ice on him or just kill him. Let’s not get happy yet, he’s a huge target.
- Heaven forbid!
  
  Heaven forbid what?
I love that pic paired up with that title. Gold.
We're all happy and all but I'm being cautiously optimistic. I refuse to be taken by another Fetterman or Sinema.
- the reason i am happy about the results is not because of zohran himself (even if i think he is great). i refuse to be like the people who idolize their chosen leader.
  i am happy because the campaign showed people that community effort can produce effective results. democracy doesn't mean that we chose our leaders, it means that the power is in the people, and that is worth celebrating in itself
- Yeah, a lot of us are. But what's the alternative? We're all trying desperately to not fall into a dark, deep pit of diapair, but we keep getting pushed into it by the same people you mentioned.
sucks to suck.

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