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New York mayors always think that the size of their constituency and budget puts them on the same stage as governors and senators. It's a rational thought, but people are not rational.
Got curious, nyc has a population of 8.5m and a city budget of 116b$
If nyc was a state seperate from ny, then it would be the 12th largest state by population - just over washington state, and itd be the 5th highest budget in the nation - just under washington state
It feels way more rational after making that comparison - especially when coupled with how culturally and economically center stage nyc is to america and the world
Also, New York is one of the biggest media centers on Earth.
Former mayors John Lindsey and Rudy Giuliani were considered viable Presidential candidates.
The annual Al Smith dinner in NYC is regularly attended by the biggest names in the Democratic Party.
It's incredible to think about how the city council members in places like Los Angeles have meaningful sway over more people than most governors.
Like I said, it's rational, but people are not rational. Not sure why people are downvoting it if they all agree.
Lots of NYC mayors have tried to pivot directly to national politics without success. The rest of the country will just see "mayor" and think about their little town without understanding how massively different it is.
Every president since Kennedy has served as a senator or governor.
Yeah the downvotes on yours make no sense to me, i was just adding to your point not even countering it, but the ratio is silly
Mamdani might be limited legislatively to the bounds of NYC, but his popularity, charm and thus politics extend far beyond that. He doesn't think he's on the same stage, the media is literally putting him on the same stage. His ideals and campaigns are being widespread far far beyond just the city he oversees.
There's as much coverage of Mamdani as there is of governors/senators, more in many cases. Like, who even knows whotf is the governor of Wyoming? or a senator of South Dakota? You could look it up, but that the point, you have to go find out, they're not popular. Popularity is politics...