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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_j1qeg23 wrote

Reply to comment by Dont_mute_me_bro in G.O.P. Gains Strength on N.Y. City Council, as a Democrat Breaks Ranks by irish_fellow_nyc

Brownsville is not United with Bay Ridge. That’s likely why you’re getting downvotes. It’s complete rubbish. They have back the blue and trump rally’s in bay ridge soon. That shit wouldn’t make it a half block in Brownsville

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j1u5c3h wrote

In the case of Adams, Brownsville was united with both Bay Ridge and Breezy Point. Adams did well in all those areas. His appeal is to working and middle class outer borough voters. It's hard for the Brownstone crowd to digest (because Progressives look down on working people in BayRidge/SI and because they see themselves as looking out for ethnic and racial minorities).

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_j1v5e2g wrote

Yes I know that people voted for him in Brownsville but for a myriad of different reasons. I know it’s hard for people who don’t spend time in these neighborhoods to know that, but actually Adams spent a shit ton of time in Brownsville building relationships for his campaign

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j1zw8bp wrote

At the end of the day, no one cares the reasons. What matters is who won. Adams got support from places like Brownsville and East New York as well as Bay Ridge and Staten Island. He didn't do well in Astoria or Park Slope.

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