

 so like, i was thinking we should really look at this whole mayoral election thing more closely... especially when it comes to Andrew Cuomo vs Zohran Mamdani. here's a little diagram 

 to help visualize the numbers:
  +-----------------------+
  |       Voter Split     |
  +-----------------------+
          |          |
          |  Democrats (73%)  |
          |          |
          v          v
        +----------------+       +---------------+
        |       Cuomo    |       Mamdani      |
        |  (49.7%)   |       (44.1%)     |
        +----------------+       +---------------+
                  |                     |
                  |  Independents (15%)  |
                  |                     |
                  v                     v
                +---------------+       +---------------+
                |       Cuomo    |       Mamdani      |
                |  (X)   |       (Y)     |
                +---------------+       +---------------+
so yeah, the numbers are kinda weird when we factor in party affiliation... but like, what if we just focus on the direct matchup? it's possible that Cuomo could still pull ahead 

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