Mamdani’s Success in New York Tests Democratic Party’s Willingness to Change

A five word pledge is splitting Democrats

WASHINGTON — Capitalist or (democratic) socialist? That’s the question starting to drive a wedge between the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party.Democratic Party leaders say there’s nothing to see here, even after the three progressives New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed ...

The never-Trumpers are losing —and the GOP establishment knows it

I keep getting phone calls from politicians wanting to know what I make of the extraordinary victories at the polls this week of young Democratic Socialists. Here’s what I tell them:The most powerful force in both the Republican and Democratic Parties today is anti-establishment populism. It’s roughly similar to the late 19th century when the Populist Party challenged the dominance of corporate elites, national banks, and railroad monopolies, al…

A Time of Monsters

Asked during his own primary campaign for mayor if he would visit Israel, Zohran Mamdani shrewdly told the moderator that if elected he would stay in the city “standing up for Jewish New Yorkers” wherever they might be, and “delivering on their concerns.” He said nothing about making the disavowal of Israel, and the demonization of its supporters, the litmus test for political participation in the city with the largest Jewish population in the c…

Is Mamdani Taking Over The Country?

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | June 25, 2026 After three hard-left candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated more establishment-friendly candidates in House Democrat primaries, congressional Democrats are debating whether the results mean the mayor is taking hold of the national party. “Obviously, this is a New York story more than anything else,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Wednesday. “But … the voters are …

Mamdani and his socialists won big in New York. Washington insiders still don’t care

New York City mayor’s preferred candidates are likely coming to Washington. But, writes Eric Garcia, don’t expect a sea change on Capitol Hill

The paradoxes of populism

Zohran Mamdani joins hands with candidates he endorsed ahead of New York’s primary election. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)I don’t want to exacerbate the tendency for everything that happens in New York to attract more attention than it deserves by writing a post specifically pooh-poohing the Democratic Socialists of America’s big primary wins there. What I do want to say is that part of what makes the wins such an impressive or…