He's got really stupid ideas and he panders to resentment. IMO he's a shoe-in.

I've seen videos of his rallies and he seems to have tapped into fanatical screaming support. Not specifically leftist, but he's reaping most of the uninformed-stupid-doesn't read-heads-down voting public. If you don't understand money, policy, governance, civics, or applied ethics, and you never pay attention to anything, and you also resent anyone who has more than you just because, he's totally 100% your guy.

I don't see how he can possibly lose. There's just so many mentally lazy stupid voters.

Of course his policies will provide 1/10 or less what he promises and will drive paying taxpayers out of the city in droves. But somehow Trump and republicans will be blamed.

Just take the concept of city run groceries. NYC has basically blocked Walmart from entering NYC but they are the world's experts at logistics and lowering prices where possible. Groceries have like a 1-2% margin and require elaborate supply chains. I watched a video of this where the guy talks to passers by and essentially NYC is drowning in food - restaurants, bodegas, supermarkets on every block. NYC is the polar opposite of a food desert.

Styxenhammer supports Mandami winning as a way to get the concept of a communist out in the open and put him to work. Styx basically says that Mandami winning will give the Democrats chemotherapy.