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Mayor Eric Johnson Invites NYC Residents to Move to Dallas After Zohran Mamdani Wins Primary
- Following Zohran Mamdani's victory in the 2025 NYC mayoral primary, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson urged anxious individuals and entrepreneurs from New York City to consider relocating to Texas.
- At 33 years old, Mamdani, running on a strongly progressive platform that included rent freezes and free childcare, secured a primary victory over ex-governor Andrew Cuomo, while Republican legislators ridiculed his policy proposals.
- Johnson, who switched from Democrat to Republican in 2023 and has served as Dallas mayor since 2019, posted a Wall Street Journal article highlighting Wall Street's concern about a socialist mayor in NYC.
- Mamdani’s campaign mobilized young voters through digital outreach and faces an uncertain general election against Republican candidates and incumbent independent Mayor Eric Adams.
- Johnson’s call reflects broader Republican efforts encouraging migration to red states like Texas, while Florida also claims increased inflows amid shifting political and economic dynamics.
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Republican politicians encourage New Yorkers to move after Democratic primary
After socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, Republican lawmakers took advantage of the situation to encourage people to move to primarily red states. Some of Mamdani’s campaign promises are to boycott, divest, and…
Ciattarelli Urges New Yorkers to Escape Mamdani in N.J.
New Jersey GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli is inviting all New York City residents and business owners to move to his state to escape the possibility of living in a city governed by Zohran Mamdani, the state assemblyman who took the city's Democratic primary Tuesday. "To all the residents and business owners of New York City who don't want a socialist, defund the police, antisemitic mayor representing them, I encourage you to move to …
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