US EditionDemocrats Don't Need to Move to the Center. Mamdani Proves Progressives Can Win.
NEW YORK CITY, JUN 24 – Zohran Mamdani won 43.5% of the vote on a platform of rent freezes, free buses, and childcare, signaling a major shift toward progressive affordability policies in NYC politics.
- Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, won the June 24 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, defeating Andrew Cuomo in a generational clash.
- Mamdani's rise followed months of progressive activism opposing Cuomo, who resigned four years earlier amid sexual harassment allegations and whose establishment backing included Bill Clinton.
- Mamdani ran for mayor advocating progressive policies to tackle the high cost of living, including free public bus service, complimentary childcare, rent control measures, additional taxes on businesses, and a comprehensive $100 billion housing initiative.
- Prominent supporters include Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, while Donald Trump called Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic,” and Mamdani declared, “Tonight, we made history.”
- Mamdani enters the November general election as favorite, potentially becoming New York City's first Muslim and first mayor of South Asian descent, with implications for the Democratic Party's future direction.
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What Mamdani’s Win Can (and Can’t) Teach Us
Zohran Mamdani’s astounding triumph shows the power of bread-and-butter economics and the bankruptcy of the Democratic establishment. But how many of its lessons can be applied nationally? While college-educated voters may be sufficient to win a New York City Democratic primary, that is not at all the reality in key swing states and districts where the numbers simply don’t add up. (Zohran for Mayor) Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic pr…
Mamdani's strategy may redefine campaign strategies
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--- Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was able to win New York City’s Democratic Primary and will now go on to compete in November’s General Election. Bryan Lesswing from SKDK, speaks to part of the candidate's success. "We saw that the Mamdani Campaign saw a path to finding new voters, young voters particularly. But also making inroads with Asian, Latino, and African American communities and they really successfully and effectivel…
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