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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again:  how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????[/quote]

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification. [/quote]

He is Ugandan by birth.[/quote]

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.

https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html[/quote]

What buckets should he have checked?

Considering the shady history of his opponents, why is this getting airtime?[/quote]

He should have picked Asian only. At the time, his ethnicity would have fallen into that category based on the census (which is what they used).

And this is getting airtime because this is a major campaign and he is in the big leagues now. Come on. [/quote]

Not based on the country of his citizenship?

It’s pretty pathetic that his college application is getting this much air time when he’s running against a criminal and sexual harasser.  Mamdani may be in the big leagues but this story is bush league.

Weak sauce, man.[/quote]

No, not based in the country of his citizenship. Citizenship is not what’s asked in that question, and to pretend otherwise is dumb.

Also he [i]ran[/i] against a criminal and sexual harasser and he won. That’s in the past. Now he’s a national figure and is in the big leagues. Stop whining. It’s stupid. Face the facts he’s playing with the big boys now and needs to expect this and deal with it like a real national candidate. [/quote]

Who exactly do you think would vote for Mamdani before this story, but now wouldn’t? Personally I think that number is zero.

By contrast, Adams pushing this storh reminds everyone that he is a corrupt adult and he again wastes the time and resources of the city.

Playing in the big leagues means that you sometimes brush off dumb stories and refocus on the actual issues voters care about. [/quote]

You are missing the point. Mamdani does not just need people who voted for him in the primary. He needs forward momentum from voters who might not be engaged otherwise. He’s a target now because he essentially has the expectation of winning the whole race on him now. If that crook Adams can paint Mamdani as a white person who is trying pass himself as Black for personal profit, that’s going to impact turnout among voters Mamdani needs.

I agree with you that he should brush this off. I think the supporters who keep going on about how he didn’t lie or try to game the system are harming him. He obviously tried to game the system, and it didn’t even work. That’s fine in a race where you have the corrupt Adams as a counterpoint. Just be honest about what happened and move on. Stop trying to pretend he was not trying to manipulate the system, it makes him look bad and it keeps this issue in the press and in discussion. Guess what, our man is a cynical attempted grifter like every other NYC politician. Big whoop. [/quote]

You still don’t answer the question about the voter who would have voted yes in November and will now vote no. That is the point and you are missing it.

Given Adams, no one is going to be focused on Mamdani manipulating Columbia’s admission process. No one who would have seriously considered Mamdani will care. This is going to be an election about the scary socialist versus the ineffective status quo. [/quote]

If Mamdani can be portrayed by an actual  Black American as pretending to be Black in order to exploit preferences set aside for ADOS people in the US, of course that will have a significant impact.

Mamdani can’t win the whole race with a voter pool of rich white progressives. He needs Black voters. And yes, this might turn some of them way from him. [/quote]

“If.”  You are greatly overestimating the attention voters are going to pay to this.[/quote]

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