Adrian Pietrzak
@zoningwonk.bsky.social
PhD student at Princeton studying urban politics and how to make our cities fairer and more affordable. He/him 🏳️🌈
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The ones that have elected in one of the most Democratic cities in the nation Rudy Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, and Eric Adams
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The ones that have elected in one of the most Democratic cities in the nation Rudy Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, and Eric Adams
Zohran has the X factor to pull out young, progressive, and low-propensity voters, but without a generational talent like that, local elections revert to being dominated by the older, more affluent, homeowning high-propensity voters
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Zohran has the X factor to pull out young, progressive, and low-propensity voters, but without a generational talent like that, local elections revert to being dominated by the older, more affluent, homeowning high-propensity voters
Reposted by Adrian Pietrzak
Aaand that’s exactly what happened! Disappointing that he’s no on 6, I feel like that one might actually end up being the most impactful if passed. Why would government work at all in a democracy if people don’t vote?
Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Aaand that’s exactly what happened! Disappointing that he’s no on 6, I feel like that one might actually end up being the most impactful if passed. Why would government work at all in a democracy if people don’t vote?
Mamdani definitely has that X factor that can benefit from low-turnout off-cycle elections, but my bet would be that leftist candidates are much worse off in the long-run if 6 fails
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Mamdani definitely has that X factor that can benefit from low-turnout off-cycle elections, but my bet would be that leftist candidates are much worse off in the long-run if 6 fails
The people who really do care about policy are political freaks: they care enough to show up to primaries, care about single issues, they write emails, etc. Those people are voting regardless. Who cares if they respond “strongly support” democrats vs “somewhat” on the next gallup survey?
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The people who really do care about policy are political freaks: they care enough to show up to primaries, care about single issues, they write emails, etc. Those people are voting regardless. Who cares if they respond “strongly support” democrats vs “somewhat” on the next gallup survey?