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The_Lone_Apple t1_iz55qcz wrote

Reply to comment by skeeh319 in NYC comptroller says Adams has ‘exacerbated’ widespread city worker vacancies by mowotlarx

Our new ranked-choice primary system delivered us Eric Adams.

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cascoin84 t1_iz5p8wo wrote

Uh no. Adams was leading after the first round so he would have won under the traditional system. The ranked choice system allowed Garcia to come very close to overtaking him.

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skeeh319 t1_iz7sdva wrote

That’s empirically incorrect. What got us Eric Adams is the abysmal voter turnout in New York City, in a large part thanks to the board of elections. Only 23% of voters voted for eric adams. Only 12% of voters showed up for Deblasios reelection! The problem is we don’t show up and we end up with politicians that don’t actually represent voters.

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