Brian there on WNYC, more on the election results now, locally and nationally, with Christina Greer,

who follows both as Fordham University Political Science Professor, co-host of the podcast,

FAQ, NYC, and author of the book Black Ethnics, Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream.

Christina, thanks for some time this morning. Welcome back to WNYC.

Thanks, Brian. Of course I'm here the day after an election.

Ha. And listeners, the phones remain open for any question or reaction.

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So, Christina, here's the New York Times headline.

Despite spending $40 million, Super PACs could not pull Cuomo to victory.

It says billionaires like Bill Ackman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg pump millions of dollars into Super PAC supporting Mr. Cuomo with the hopes of defeating Mr. Mamdani.

Super PAC supporting Cuomo have raised more than $40 million,

while those supporting Mumdani have raised about $10 million.

It was not decisive, concludes that thought in the New York Times.

Are you surprised that the very large spending gap to support Cuomo versus MomDani

didn't matter more than it did?

No, I'm not surprised, Brian.

There are two things.

One, Zara Mamdani built a movement, and he got especially young people and new voters

off of social media and into the streets and really invested in his campaign, clear message

from day one and just galvanized a lot of New Yorkers where they could see themselves in the message.

And then when you ask Cuomo supporters, you know, what is the vision of Andrew Cuomo for New York?

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