This from @mattyglesias is astute on the hazards of believing progressive "community" activist groups actually speak for many people. Though there is one specific oddity about the NYC mayor race... slowboring.com/p/yang-gang
@mattyglesias Besides Yang, there is also a well-established city politician running the sort of normie-focused strategy Matt encourages: Eric Adams. That the polls tend to have Yang-Adams one-two further supports Matt's point. But it doesn't explain why Yang has more support than Adams.
I have half-seriously remarked that Yang is the Biden of this race, but Adams actually has more of the relevant Biden-like characteristics, such as a long political career, deep base of support in the black middle class, and tendency to speak a little too candidly.
The other parallel is that Adams is not a hate object for the left in the way Yang is. That would seem to mean Yang is the Mayor Pete of this field.
Of course, that Adams is not leading in the polls is a pretty important difference from Biden's position.
Of course, that Adams is not leading in the polls is a pretty important difference from Biden's position.
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