{"id":231864,"date":"2021-04-21T02:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T02:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:02:00","slug":"andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin\/","title":{"rendered":"#Andrew Yang has momentum \u2014 can he keep up to be next NYC mayor?: Goodwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b25b9e353\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b25b9e353\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin\/#Priorities_priorities\" >Priorities, priorities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin\/#Cuomo_right_where_they_want_him\" >Cuomo right where they want him<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-yang-has-momentum-can-he-keep-up-to-be-next-nyc-mayor-goodwin\/#Times_Sicknick_deception\" >Times\u2019 Sicknick deception<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Andrew Yang has momentum \u2014 can he keep up to be next NYC mayor?: Goodwin<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Watching Andrew Yang crisscross New York and mix it up with his Democratic rivals in the mayoral race, I am reminded of an observation by the great columnist Murray Kempton. Writing about John Lindsay during his 1965 race for mayor, Kempton declared, \u201cHe\u2019s fresh and everyone else is tired.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The line brilliantly captured Lindsay\u2019s distinction. Beyond his movie-star good looks, Lindsay, a Republican congressman, reflected voters\u2019 hopes for a new era that would finally fulfill the promise of equal rights for all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Yang embodies some of that same generational hope for change, aided by an amiable disposition that makes him quicker to smile than scowl. Optimism and energy are vital now as the city is mired in the pandemic doldrums and beleaguered with soaring crime and a declining quality of life. <\/p>\n<p>But Yang should hope the comparisons with Lindsay go only so far. The Manhattan Republican won the mayoralty in 1965 and again four years later, but most people today regard his tenure as a disaster. Crime soared, the murder rate nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>led, municipal unions were strike h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y and Lindsay\u2019s wild spending was the prime cause of the city\u2019s later brush with bankruptcy. Lindsay switched parties near the end of his second term and ran for president in 1972 as a Democrat, but got nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Yang is reversing the order, having started political life as a candidate for president last year. He stuck it out through the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary before bowing to the inevitable. But he gained such a devoted following that he decided to make a run for City Hall. That Yang remains the solid front runner is the most significant and unlikely fact of the campaign. Just two months before the June 22 primary, the question in rival camps is whether anyone can stop him.<\/p>\n<p>With 25 percent of city Dems telling pollsters they are undecided, the answer is obviously yes, he can be stopped. But it\u2019s also becoming easier to see how Yang can win the nomination and go on to become the city\u2019s first Asian-American mayor. To do that, he must navigate sharp twists and turns ahead and fill in some policy blanks. His reluctance to be more specific on schools, crime, the homeless and taxes will become a liability down the stretch, especially at the official debates. Showing that he can be tough Polls consistently show he has three key challengers. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is the closest, usually followed by Maya Wiley, a former lawyer for Mayor de Blasio, and controller Scott Stringer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is one of few mayoral candidates addressing NYC\u2019s devastating crime rates, saying it \u201coverwhelmingly destroys Black and Brown lives.\u201d&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-18022045 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Eric-Adams-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Eric-Adams-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Eric-Adams-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Eric-Adams-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Eric-Adams-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is one of few mayoral candidates addressing NYC\u2019s devastating crime rates, saying it \u201coverwhelmingly destroys Black and Brown lives.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adams and Stringer, by virtue of their previous elections, are Yang\u2019s most serious threats. Yet they are also weighed down by the baggage of experience, which often creates a been- there, done-that tiredness Murray Kempton saw in Lindsay\u2019s opponents. For many pols, experience instills excessive caution about upsetting an activist group or special interest. Yang\u2019s lack of experience has given him the freedom to challenge the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>That freedom can also backfire, as it did when he casually blamed the teachers\u2019 union for the slowness in school reopenings. He was right, but, after a struggle session with union boss Michael Mulgrew, Yang recanted and blamed the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>His flip-flop was disappointing and erased any difference between him and his opponents on the topic. It also didn\u2019t make a difference in union support, with the United Federation of Teachers endorsing Stringer, a decision that was expected.<\/p>\n<p>The union and Stringer have been inseparable since it helped him win a race for Manhattan borough president in 2005. Parents who are unhappy with schools and want more charter options would not get satisfaction with Stringer in City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the union nod, along with the backing of the far left Working Families Party, could lift Stringer, who has languished near the back of the pack. On the other hand, the UFT last supported a winner in 1989, backing David Dinkins over Ed Koch in the primary and over Rudy Giuliani in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>. Adams has some advantages, too, being a former city cop and the top black official in the race. He has started focusing on the devastating crime rates, and blasted his rivals in a Tuesday statement, saying \u201cthere has been a deafening silence from my fellow mayoral candidates on the rising temperature of gun violence, senseless bloodshed that overwhelmingly destroys Black and Brown lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams could benefit if Wiley and Ray McGuire, the other black candidates, were to drop out before the primary. McGuire, the former CitiBank executive, has run a curious campaign, starting with his decision to enter as a Dem instead of a Republican-fusion candidate. The decision ended all comparisons to Mike Bloomberg, the former billionaire mayor who was elected twice on the GOP line and then as an independent. Bloomberg switched back to the Dems for his presidential campaign, and was embarrassed before being hounded out by the far left. It\u2019s surprising McGuire didn\u2019t see that as ominous for his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Equally curious, McGuire has made too little use of his rags-to-riches personal story to uplift struggling voters. His early supporters saw a potential to build a coalition that included both the top and bottom of the economic ladder, but McGuire seems reluctant to say anything about jobs, education, families and crime that would distinguish him from party orthodoxy. The resulting impression is that McGuire is an ordinary Dem who just happens to be very wealthy. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Priorities_priorities\"><\/span>Priorities, priorities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reader Doug Gamble offers a summary of the difference between the two national parties. He writes: \u201cDemocrats want a packed Supreme Court, Republicans want packed restaurants and bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cuomo_right_where_they_want_him\"><\/span>Cuomo right where they want him<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reader Jon Pepper says it\u2019s time to acknowledge that Gov. Cuomo will not be removed from office, writing: \u201cThe loony left has him right where they want him: a docile hostage, willing to mouth their scripts with his hands bound behind his back and a gun to his head. They\u2019ve out-Cuomo\u2019d Cuomo \u2014 using his leverage techniques against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis opponents would not want Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who would not share Cuomo\u2019s vulnerabilities. Why take a chance on her when Cuomo will do anything they ask, as evidenced by the idiotic budget deal?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Times_Sicknick_deception\"><\/span>Times\u2019 Sicknick deception<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By putting the story on page A12 of its Tuesday edition, the New York Times effectively buried the startling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> that U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of strokes and natural causes instead of being murdered during the Jan. 6 riot. The story contained no mention that the Times was among those repeatedly insisting Sicknick had been murdered by Trump supporters, first by being hit with a fire extinguisher and then by being sprayed twice with bear spray.<\/p>\n<p>Compounding the self-serving omission, a Times story on the facing page expressed alarm about a study showing American courts \u201cIncreasingly Express Dim View of the News <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hello, Gray Lady, does anybody there see a connection? You can\u2019t distort the truth to fit your agenda and still be trusted. Pick a side.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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