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Stinky The Clown

(68,914 posts) Mon Sep 4, 2023, 10:43 AM Sep 2023

New Yorkers (and others) What do you think of Mayor EricAdams? [View all]

I've never before been ambivalent about NYC mayors. I've liked them and disliked them. For me, Adams is hard to peg. I have mostly leaned toward dislike, but can't say why.

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New Yorkers (and others) What do you think of Mayor EricAdams? [View all] Stinky The Clown Sep 2023 OP

Dislike. Distrust. Drum Sep 2023 #1

Incompetent buffoon comes to mind. nt 617Blue Sep 2023 #2

Trump Democrat n/t leftstreet Sep 2023 #3

Shame he won IMHO. Was really hoping Maya Wiley would have. Celerity Sep 2023 #4

She was my choice, too. Stinky The Clown Sep 2023 #5

My choice, too electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #22

Dislike Adams NYFlip Sep 2023 #19

Dislike. jrthin Sep 2023 #6

Sucks, but so does all of our Mayors since Koch Polybius Sep 2023 #7

"Hey! How am I doing?" Stinky The Clown Sep 2023 #8

Oh yes, Koch was great Polybius Sep 2023 #9

BTW, I agree about Bloomberg Stinky The Clown Sep 2023 #11

I can't understand why such a great, liberal city keeps electing horrible mayors. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #23

Corrupt as hell Easterncedar Sep 2023 #10

gives family members and friends big jobs, right? BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #25

Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #12

Has a tough job. Silent Type Sep 2023 #13

Really Bad Choice montanacowboy Sep 2023 #14

It was NYC's First time using Rank Choice voting. I put him at ?4th bc electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #21

I don't know much about him but he strikes me as being not completely an honest person. Walleye Sep 2023 #15

From afar, seems like a complete idiot NewHendoLib Sep 2023 #16

I like him. Mosby Sep 2023 #17

Dislike. sinkingfeeling Sep 2023 #18

Idk, he's sort of ok, but not always. Maya was my first choice. electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #20

Dislike IbogaProject Sep 2023 #24

Oh, really? I'll have to read up on that. electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #26