Sherrod Brown and Mamdani are very different — today’s Democrats need both

Sherrod Brown and Mamdani are very different — today’s Democrats need both

There is much to admire in what Mamdani did in his New York City campaign, and he sure looks like the kind of new voice that Democrats need. But for people between the coasts, the Mamdani phenomenon may seem to be just the latest twist in the political tastes of coastal elites.