US EditionShe's Challenging Bass From the Left. Could She Become L.A.'s Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani won with 50% overall and 75% of the youth vote, spotlighting democratic socialism as a key issue for the 2026 midterms amid housing and cost-of-living concerns.
- Zohran Mamdani's upset victory on Nov. 4 as mayor-elect of New York City won roughly 50% overall and 75% of 18-29 voters, energizing progressives and toppling Andrew Cuomo.
- Rising costs of rent, childcare, food and gas pushed voters toward Mamdani's message, with polls showing young voters, ages 18-34, are more receptive to socialism amid economic strain and a backlash to Trump-era policies.
- Mamdani proposed freezing rent, fare-free buses, and universal childcare, funded by a 2% tax increase on those earning over $1 million, with Hochul citing funding constraints.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee has signaled it wants 2026 to be a referendum on Mamdani's election and an NRCC battleground survey across 46 congressional districts found his net approval negative 16% and socialism negative 12% among 1,000 respondents.
- After the primary, Run for Something announced roughly 10,000 sign-ups while progressive organizer Dalourny Nemorin launched a housing-focused challenge and conservatives seized on Mamdani's Marx-linked remarks.
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Emancipation movements around the world were glad, and rightly so, at the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York. It is clear that the current populist right does not monopolize the ability to mobilize crowds and attract new or disillusioned voters. Democratic socialists can also do so. Continue reading
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