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Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC

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On the first day of early voting in New York City, Zohran Mamdani, the self-described socialist mayor, cast his ballot at an Upper East Side site around 10 a.m. He brought donuts for poll workers and encountered one heckler who yelled "Communist! You suck!" according to video posted on X. Early voting continues until more than a week before Election Day on November 3, with Mayor Mamdani campaigning heavily for Governor Kathy Hochul, who is facing Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman in the gubernatorial race.

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🔮 The socialist mayor – who has been campaigning heavily to get Gov. Kathy Hochul re-elected in a race against Republican Bruce Blakeman – showed up at the Upper East Side site around 10 a.m. Hizzoner brought donuts for poll workers and was greeted by at least one heckler, who yelled “Communist! You suck!,” according to video posted on X. Early voting will continue for more than a week before Nov. 3 on Election Day.

2026-10-24 · speculative framing · Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC

🔮 The ballot questions before NYC voters in the Nov. 3 general election – which include measures to fast-track how City Hall approves controversial outdoor dining sheds and anti-car, so-called street-safety projects — were selected by a 15-member Charter Revision Commission appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Mamdani weaponizing $1.6M taxpayer-funded ads to push ballot questions that ‘take power from the people’: critics

🔮 A big chunk of the money came from former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg; the Greater New York Hospital Association Management Corp.; and Leadership for New York, a super PAC run by Jay Martin, a political strategist and former executive director at the New York Apartment Association.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Democratic governors’ group pours $4.3 million to boost Hochul in re-election bid, releases new anti-Blakeman ads

🔮 Adding insult to injury, the socialist mayor then ditched a fresh Gracie Mansion tradition launched by his predecessor Eric Adams — pulling the plug on the annual breakfast reception at Gracie Mansion honoring Polish heritage.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Pole-dancing: Mamdani disses yet another NYC ethnic group

🔮 But the decisions that I make will be decisions made solely in what I feel is in the best interest of New Yorkers.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Blakeman calls Hochul ‘useful tool’ who ‘takes orders’ from Mamdani in exclusive interview with The Post

🔮 And now they’re teaming up with other homeowners and a New York City co-op in the latest lawsuit contesting the legality of a new state-imposed tax that was initially pitched by Gov. Kathy Hochul and socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani as targeting billionaires — but also hits owners of less expensive second homes.

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🔮 McLaughlin joined a growing chorus of critics who agreed with President Trump, who predicted Friday the Cornell Seven won’t get a “fair shake” with James on the case — because the attorney general is a “corrupt person.”

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · NY AG Letitia James too ‘biased’ to fairly investigate ‘Cornell 7’ frat boys: critics

🔮 The Republican gubernatorial candidate told the newspaper his “Protect Our Daughters” plan would also prohibit biological males who transition to female from rooming with girls on overnight school trips.

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · Blakeman vows to ban transgender students in girls’ school bathrooms and lockers in NY

🔮 In a guide published by its foundation, the organization notes puberty-blocking drugs can be given to adolescents and that “some trans youth may benefit from gender-affirming surgery, which is rarely an option under the age of 17.”

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🔮 “With designs like these logos, what would make it cool would be the specificness of New York.

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2026-10-17 · New York Post

Pole-dancing: Mamdani disses yet another NYC ethnic group

2026-10-17 · New York Post

Blakeman calls Hochul ‘useful tool’ who ‘takes orders’ from Mamdani in exclusive interview with The Post

2026-10-17 · New York Post

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The socialist mayor – who has been campaigning heavily to get Gov. Kathy Hochul re-elected in a race against Republican Bruce Blakeman – showed up at the Upper East Side site around 10 a.m. Hizzoner brought donuts for poll workers and was greeted by at least one heckler, who yelled “Communist! You suck!,” according to video posted on X. Early voting will continue for more than a week before Nov. 3 on Election Day.

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2026-10-24 · New York Post

Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC · speculative framing

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Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC

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