i don't even see him as a harm reduction candidate. they use that phrase to position somebody running against republicans who has nothing good to offer so they fall on "well at least we're not those other guys". Mamdani, for all his embarrassment and self-own, is still promising something positive for new yorkers rather than running on not being Silwa or not being Cuomo the way e.g. Biden ran on not being Trump.

[–] SwitchyandWitchy@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

You're right if that's what harm reduction means. I was thinking about it in the context of the situation nationally getting so much worse that Mamdani's otherwise helpful policies will mostly be working at shielding NYC from some or hopefully most of that harm.