Mamdani stood firm in his support of Gaza. The Democratic party could learn from him

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7. Exposing the Smears: DoorDash, Bloomberg and Ackman Really Behind Anti-Mamdani Mailers

https://substack.com/home/post/p-166574179

A Flood of Misleading Mailers...

As the June 24, 2025, voting deadline looms in New York’s mayoral race, a series of striking political flyers have surfaced, targeting Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. These flyers, emblazoned with headlines like "Zohran Mamdani's Dangerous Agenda" and "Zohran Mamdani: The Wrong Choice," criticize Mamdani for advocating to defund and dismantle the police, being deemed unfit for mayor by The New York Times, and allegedly failing to condemn the Holocaust amid rising antisemitism. They contrast him with Andrew Cuomo, labeled the "best choice for mayor," and urge voters to "Reject Mamdani" and "Vote Cuomo by June 24."

But there’s a key detail that cuts through the noise: these flyers weren’t created or paid for by Mamdani’s opponent or Mamdani himself. Instead, they were funded by Fix the City Inc., a billionaire-backed super PAC, with top donors including Michael Bloomberg, DoorDash, and hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman—none of whom are official participants in the race.



Fix the City Inc.: Who’s Paying to Influence the Race…

Fix the City Inc. is the entity responsible for distributing the barrage of mailers attacking Mamdani. According to the disclaimers on the flyers, these messages are “not expressly or otherwise authorized or requested by any candidate or the candidate’s committee or agent.” That means Cuomo didn’t commission them, and Mamdani certainly didn’t approve them. So who did?

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of NYC, has contributed over $8.3 million to Fix the City.

DoorDash, the Silicon Valley food delivery company, has contributed $1 million, part of a broader $5 million DoorDash pledged to support “pro-local economy candidates” in the NYC elections, per Bloomberg News (May 5, 2025).

Bill Ackman, a hedge fund billionaire with publicly acknowledged ties to Donald Trump, has contributed $250,000 to the effort.

This funding paints a clear picture of a top-heavy campaign fueled by ultra-wealthy individuals and corporate entities, not grassroots civic concern.

DoorDash’s Interests: More Than Just Deliveries...

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