“That was a great f***ing piece of writing, Ray. A truly great article. I loved it.
I went in fully intending to vote for Cuomo—seemed like the safer bet, you know? For a lot of complicated reasons. But when I got to the booth and saw Mamdani’s name, something shifted.
He struck me as sharp—fluid intellect, smart. Yeah, people throw around labels like “socialist” or “communist,” but my gut told me: that’s not the point. Whatever he is, I like what he is. So I voted for him.
Here’s a voicemail I got from a great New Yorker:
“That was a great f***ing piece of writing, Ray. A truly great article. I loved it.
I went in fully intending to vote for Cuomo—seemed like the safer bet, you know? For a lot of complicated reasons. But when I got to the booth and saw Mamdani’s name, something shifted.
He struck me as sharp—fluid intellect, smart. Yeah, people throw around labels like “socialist” or “communist,” but my gut told me: that’s not the point. Whatever he is, I like what he is. So I voted for him.
Isn’t that something?
Just felt like I needed to tell you that.”