How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign
On June 9, Zohran Mamdani released a video targeting an unusual set of voters: New Yorkers who live in New York City, but vote somewhere else.
“The other day on the subway, I met a New Yorker. But get this, they vote in California. I know this is true for many of you. You're Democrats who've chosen not to vote here because you believe your vote counts more elsewhere,” Mamdani said. “Every four years, you vote absentee from your parents’ address in Philly or three apartments ago in Atlanta. But come on, you live here!”
The message worked. There was a surge in new voter registration, according to a Gothamist analysis of voter rolls. First-time voters in New York City told Gothamist they were motivated to register out of a sense of hope that there was finally a candidate who understood the anxiety they feel about the cost of living. His pitch for free buses, universal child care and a freeze on rent increases for stabilized tenants spoke to pocketbook issues that are central to their lives.
Many of them also mentioned Mamdani’s video.
https://gothamist.com/news/how-newly-registered-nyc-voters-are-helping-fuel-zohran-mamdanis-campaign