• Chip_Rat@lemmy.world
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      That was my thought "oh I don’t know… I’m not a new Yorker and have only vague indirect knowledge of Cuomo being shitty… Glances at name

      “…I fully support Mowhatever.”

      Also I was today years old when I learned New York Mayors are part of a party? What’s that about?

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        Your local school board candidates are affiliated with a political party

        Those random elections for some hospital position or something to do with a college have candidates affiliated with political parties.

        The two party system is just a stupid way for people to show up, vote for a team, and go home. Its wild

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          No they are not, not officially anyways. There is plenty of crossover, where someone who is officially part of a federal or provincial party will run for mayor, but those parties aren’t involved and they have to step down from those roles to run.

          I just didn’t know America’s 2 party system went all the way down to municipal. That’s fuxked.

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          I think they are referring to that there are primaries for mayor. In my town people just run for mayor, like there is only one election and then maybe a runoff. You know what party they represent but they are technically not allowed to run on a party ticket. The end result of this is that in the most recent election, in a red state and red county, the runoff was between a liberal and a centrist and the liberal won.

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            It’s new york. It’s a city so prestigious that being the former governor of the right party doesn’t guarantee you’ll win. Partyless elections are usually for low prestige roles