LEMON DROP | NYC Election Campaign Ad Showdown: Cuomo vs. Mamdani
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What triggered Don to analyze the final Cuomo and Mamdani campaign ads?
It is election season. And you know with election season, that means lots and lots of really crazy campaign ads. Now, I've been around for a while. I've seen my share of outrageous, hyperbolic, sensational campaign ads. Nothing new. They're not new to me. Except I shouldn't say that because this time it is. It's a little surprising. Now, I'm going to talk about the ones. This is for Zoran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. The gloves are off here in New York. I know that there are other elections going on around the country. And I'm sure you guys are being bombarded with ads. But these ads from Zoran Mamdani or about Zoran Mamdani from Cuomo it's crazy you would think that the man is a demon spawn spawn if you just watch the ads now the most outrageous one i'm gonna that i saw that it is so bad
That it is good, that I had to watch it. I was like, is this going to end? Is this real? This must be a joke. Okay, this is an actual campaign ad for Andrew Cuomo featuring an AI generated Zoram Undani. Everybody, it's all AI generated. Here it is.
Trick or treat. Aren't you a little old to be trick or treating? Not according to my job resume. And where's your costume?
Duh. I'm a socialist. Hey, man.
Just one piece of candy per trick-or-treater. Oh, I'm so sorry. I need to take 52%. For what? For the government.
You can't be serious. It's for me. What's wrong with you?
Go away. Just when you think it can't get worse, it gets worse. Now, where did they find this fictional interracial couple that looks like they live on maybe the Upper East Side? But if you look at the street, it doesn't look like a New York City street. And what kid is just gonna run into the street without even looking? But anyways, I digress. He's afraid of a child cop. It's nuts. Keep going. This is insane. You are ruining Halloween.
Yeah, and I'm about to ruin New York City if you make me mayor. See, I'm a socialist. Some people need to get tricked so others get a treat.
God, that guy was crazy. Socialists are terrifying.
Sir, we told you to go away.
Oh God.
What?
Relapse. It's just me, Curtis Lee.
How does the Cuomo ad use AI and Halloween imagery to attack Mamdani?
Just when you, as I said, when you think it can't get worse, it gets worse. So the guy who was actually pretending to be, that's what they wouldn't have you believe in this ad. The AI generated guy who was pretending to be Zora Mamdani is all of a sudden morphed into Curtis Lee. Go watch. the red beret guy running from there with no shot of winning then why are you dressed like that other guy because at this point i'm so far behind a vote for me is a vote for mom donnie and that's the scariest thing of all this halloween anyway i hope you guys have enough candy each of my cats is dressed up as a different cat from the musical cats i'm voting for cuomo same
it's so bad it's good now my producers are here you guys are not as amused about this over this ad as i am because i just think it's really it it's so crazy come on what are you guys and this is like is this scary brown man is there some racism going on here yeah that's like the entire como campaign scary brown man
Are you guys not as amused by this commercial as I am? It's so bad. I think for me, it just, it falls into the uncanny valley, you know, as does a lot of AI. Like you can, it's human life. It's like life, but very clearly not. And it just creeps me out. It feels gross and dystopian. I hate it. I hate it.
Yeah, it makes me very uncomfortable.
Because? Because? exactly what peter said it's very uncanny valley it just it it doesn't there's something off you can see it there's just something off the whole time this is and they had to put in a black lady because they wouldn't want to say uh scary brown man by all the white people a socialist i need to take 52 this is so crazy okay guys um i'm gonna show you this This is the most outrageous one. Check out, this is a coat, right? It's not real, by the way, so don't, all you animal lovers out there, this is not real. Okay, so I had this coat for when it snows outside, because it's really warm, and because it's not real, it's totally fine. Like it can, you know, I've had this in every snowstorm, and with a big hat.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What triggered Don to analyze the final Cuomo and Mamdani campaign ads?
0:13–3:08
2
How does the Cuomo ad use AI and Halloween imagery to attack Mamdani?
3:08–8:51
3
Why do hosts call Cuomo's AI-generated ad 'uncanny' and potentially racist?
8:51–19:19
4
Which specific Cuomo ads stereotype Mamdani and how do panelists react?
19:19–19:58
Speakers
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