Democrats fret about national fallout after Mamdani stuns in New York City
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUN 26 – Zohran Mamdani, 33, leads with 7.1% margin promoting wealth taxes, rent freezes, and free services amid strong grassroots support and elite opposition in NYC.
- Last Tuesday, Queens assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, 33, took a commanding primary lead, while Cuomo conceded defeat and Mamdani is set to become NYC's first Muslim mayor.
- Mamdani surged in polls by emphasizing populist policies like rent freezes and free childcare amid New York City's high living costs, leading to his primary victory.
- Mamdani led with 43% of votes and 95% counted, earning endorsements from Schumer, Jeffries, Sanders, and Ocasio-Cortez, highlighting broad progressive support.
- Following his primary victory, Mamdani will face Mayor Eric Adams in November, with party leaders concerned that his win could strain Democratic unity ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- On the national stage, Mamdani's leftist platform is seen as a 'model' for Democrats, with strategists warning against overreliance on ideology before 2026 and 2028 elections.
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Unrealistic? Mamdani’s promises to voters are entirely doable
NEW YORK—Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York primary resulted from an uprising of voters inspired by his message that the largest and most expensive city in the nation can be turned into an affordable place for the besieged working class to live comfortably.
In NYC, a young socialist just defeated the Democratic establishment
It was a primary race that pitted competing visions for the Democratic Party against one another, and in the end, the New York progressives emerged victorious. They now believe they have the momentum to change their party.
‘More empty homes in America than there are homeless people’: Affordability agenda drives NY primary
Critics debate whether the primary win of Zohran Mamdani is a referendum on the future of the Democratic party. One thing is certain – he clearly struck a nerve with voters, and it’s that Americans can barely afford to live in this country. Author and economics professor Andre Perry argues that nothing will be affordable if wages can’t keep pace with rising costs. He notes that New York City has “lost 75,000 middle income jobs” just in the last …
Chaos creeps in on little cat's feet
"Great cities fall to the sound of cheering crowds." Ami Kozak on "X" The Democratic Party put another bullet in its head this week with the election of the charming, affable jihadi communist Zohran Mamdani. Is "communist" too harsh a label? (He styles himself, softly, a "socialist.") Yet his campaign platform looks like a template from the venerable Soviet Council of Ministers circa 1957: Free Everything: housing, buses and subways, college, ch…
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