What the New York mayor’s race is revealing about the Democratic party

How a Mamdani win could change New York City and the Democratic Party

More than 730,000 New Yorkers have already cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's mayoral election. It’s a race with big stakes for the city and beyond. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has vaulted from a relatively unknown state legislator to the frontrunner to lead the largest city in the country. William Brangham reports on what his potential victory means for New York and the Democratic Party.

Elsa Kurt Show: From Autopen Scandals To A Fractured Party

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What the New York mayor’s race is revealing about the Democratic party

New Yorkers head to the polls to elect a new mayor on Tuesday, with 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a “democratic socialist”, the strong favourite to win. His two rivals are the Republican outsider, Curtis Sliwa, and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. According to our France24 International Affairs commentator Douglas Herbert, if Zohran Mamdani wins could be the template for a new type of democratic party going forward.

How the Democratic Party Gave In To Radicals Like Mamdani

The first law of politico-dynamics is power cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred to a stronger entity when the weak poorly defends it. The Democratic Party of old allowed a Trojan horse — socialists — to enter its walls and refused to fight as it didn’t think it was possible the enemy…