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Mandani voted to support Hochu’s re-election and support five municipal referendums at the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan, while responding with humor to the taunts he received.
mayorMandani (Zohran Mamdani) Taking advantage of the midterm elections on the 24thvote On the first day, he went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan to cast his vote and express his support for the governor on the Working Families Party column.Huo Chu (Kathy Hochul) was re-elected and voted in favor of all five municipal referendums on the ballot, calling on citizens to take advantage of early voting.
Mandani took several boxes of Dunkin’ Donuts to the polling booth at the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Education Center inside the Fifth Avenue Museum that morning and shook hands with election officials and other voters. He told reporters after the vote that being able to vote in advance at the Metropolitan Museum is a unique experience in New York; For time-crunched citizens, early voting can take only five minutes.
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When Mandani reached the polling station, a voter, who had just cast his vote, shouted at him: “Communist! You are worthless!” After voting, he laughingly told reporters: “I had already voted and I was only called a communist once, and then I kept going in and out.” He also posted a video on social media, using a loudspeaker to remind people that voting had begun, and that they could check their polling location on Vote.NYC.
Also on the ballot are five city charter amendments proposed by the Council on Government Efficiency (COGE), founded by Mandani. Mandani said the proposal is aimed at making the city operate faster and save money, while also helping housing construction and small businesses apply for outdoor dining. He said, “I can’t tell citizens how to vote, but as a citizen, I am proud to turn in my ballot and vote yes on all five referendums.”
Despite differences in policy positions, Mandani and Hochu have united to build momentum ahead of the elections. Mandani said she was excited to contest the election with Hochu and was happy to vote on the Working Families Party ticket. He mentioned that the two traveled together on the G Line subway on the 23rd and that he would continue to campaign for his re-election.
According to the newspaper, the two went to McCarran Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the 23rd to campaign for the vote, taking photos with children and distributing leaflets. When Mandani gave the leaflet to a child, she told him, “Give this to your parents.” He has previously released videos supporting Hochu and criticizing Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman for his stance on Medicaid and his support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A Quinnipiac University poll released on the 21st showed that Hochu received 55% support among likely voters, while Blackman received 41%, a difference of 14 percentage points. The survey interviewed 1,167 people from the 15th to the 19th, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
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He voted on the Working Families Party column to support the re-election of Governor Huo Chu, and voted in favor of all five municipal referendums on the back of the ballot, emphasizing that he also supported these proposals as a citizen.
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When Mandani arrived at the Metropolitan Museum polling station, a voter who had cast his vote shouted at him, “Communist! You’re worthless!”; He later joked that he had only been called a communist once and then he completed his vote.
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The Quinnipiac University poll showed that Hochu led Blackman by 14 percentage points, 55% to 41%; Mandani has publicly campaigned for him and has said that he will continue to fight for his re-election.
