I sometimes wonder if this is the true function of leaders in a democracy. To serve as a scapegoat so that the electorate has somebody to blame for all the unsolved problems in their life. It's psychologically much easier to believe that you're held down by the government and discharge responsibility for fixing your life to your government leaders than it is to take the long, challenging and often risky steps toward improving your actual life. Also, people who do take the latter path often end up with noticeably better lives over the years, and yet few people take that path.

Note that electing clowns to public office is not unique to NYC - we've had a reality TV star and an actor as POTUS (the latter also serving as governor of California), Toronto has elected a criminal as mayor, Minnesota got a pro-wrestler as governor, South Korea had multiple presidents resign in disgrace, and South America seems to have politicians ping-pong between prison and presidency.