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Mamdani formally wins Democratic primary for NYC mayor
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUL 1 – Zohran Mamdani won with 56% in the ranked-choice Democratic primary, propelled by progressive policies and strong support from young voters and prominent endorsers.
- Zohran Mamdani secured victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday by surpassing former Governor Andrew Cuomo during the third tabulation of ranked-choice votes.
- Mamdani's victory followed a campaign focused on tackling the city's unaffordability with populist promises funded by taxes on the wealthy, while Cuomo ran on his experience amid past scandals.
- The Board of Elections released results showing Mamdani received 56% and Cuomo 44% of the final votes among 1,026,783 cast, the highest turnout since 1989, confirming a political upset.
- After the results, Mamdani expressed gratitude for strong support from Democrats who endorsed a vision focused on affordability, progressive governance, and courageous leadership willing to oppose increasing authoritarian trends.
- Mamdani will face a general election in November against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, independent Jim Walden, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, amid GOP attacks portraying Mamdani as a leftist extremist.
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Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
Since Mamdani’s primary win, some factions of New York City’s Establishment have been panicking over the idea of a young Muslim socialist taking control of City Hall without their help or permission. The panic is overblown, Errol Louis writes.
The socialist Zohran Mamdani was declared the official winner of the Democratic Party primary for New York City, with 12 points of advantage over his main rival, former governor of the state Andrew Cuomo. According to the city’s Electoral Board, Mamdani, 33 years old and an unknown until a few months ago, obtained 56% of the votes against 44% of Cuomo, an old glory of the 67-year-old party, which recognized its defeat on the night of the electio…
California's politics drifts rightward while New York's leans left
The Democratic Party’s eight months of internal debate, recriminations and soul searching that followed Donald Trump’s win and Kamala Harris’ loss in last year’s presidential duel got another jolt last month, when an otherwise obscure 33-year-old state legislator finished first in New York City’s mayoral primary. Many Democratic leaders have concluded that Trump’s win was rooted in the image of their party reflecting priorities of college-educat…
The Rise of Islamophobia in New York’s Mayoral Elections-- with the Statue of Liberty in a Burqa
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jul 4 2025 (IPS) The prospect of New Yorkers electing their first Muslim Mayor, come November, has ignited a rash of paranoid statements by right-wing US politicians, including Islamophobia– the irrational fear and hatred against Islam and Muslims. Last week, a Republican politician caricatured America’s iconic Statue of Liberty wearing a burqa– an outer garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body …
After Mamdani won the NYC Democratic mayoral nomination, right-wing media resorted to predictable racist and Islamophobic attacks
After Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim New York State Assembly member, won the Democratic nomination in the New York City mayoral race, right-wing media predictably resorted to racist, Islamophobic, and xenophobic attacks against him. Right-wing host Mike Crispi called Mamdani a “pig” for eating with his hands, Newsmax host Greg Kelly attacked him over his clothes, saying he should assimilate, and Newsmax host Michael Savage labeled him a “jihadist sym…
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Kilgore News HeraldWhat PA Dems Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani
33-year-old state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani's triumph over aging dynast Andrew Cuomo in New York's Democratic mayoral primary should have Pennsylvania Democrats taking notes. Not because the state’s voters will eagerly cast their ballots for a democratic socialist preaching about subsidized…
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