I don't believe that a vast majority of people voted for Mamdani based on his positions towards Israel, or the “globalize the intifada”. They did because of his focus on affordability, and/or because they hated Cuomo.

It doesn't make these positions less concerning, but it puts into context the environment we're in.

We all notice dog-whistles and most people won’t. That’s just the nature of being Jewish. It doesn’t mean most people represent his most worrying positions.

And yes, it’s possible that a lot of New Yorkers think that Jewish safety is less important than affordability. But can we really expect people struggling here to put us before them?

It’s politics, voters were asked to pick between different tradeoffs, and his resonated better with most. I would argue that Cuomo had a lazy campaign. I think we need to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to better get our message across.

But most importantly, as a Jewish immigrant who had to hide it his all life, moving to New York changed my life. I didn’t have to hide anymore because being Jewish was so normal. And that’s our force. We have each other’s back. I hope New York can stay a Jewish city for the rest of my life so other people can find peace too. We are better when we are in numbers.

New York had so many unpopular mayors. If we leave, they win.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743081&forum_id=2E#49048401)