US EditionKhanna Says Democrats Should Learn From Mamdani’s Focus on ‘Affordability’
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 6 – A poll finds New York City voters split on Mamdani's proposed 2% millionaire tax and corporate tax hikes to fund affordable housing and public transit programs.
- Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary with a platform focused on affordability and environmental justice.
- Mamdani built his campaign by linking green infrastructure to economic relief, addressing housing, utility costs, and public health together.
- Polls show New Yorkers overwhelmingly see affordability as a crisis, with 93% agreeing, but voters remain split on Mamdani’s tax proposals for the rich and corporations.
- Rep. Ro Khanna said Mamdani won by focusing on pocketbook issues like economy, jobs, healthcare, and affordability, which mobilized many voters despite criticism.
- Mamdani’s victory suggests Democrats may benefit from emphasizing economic concerns alongside climate and social justice issues in future campaigns.
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Zohran Mamdani is the latest sign establishment Democrats don’t know how to handle a populist challenge. They haven’t learned anything from the defeats right-wing populism inflicted on them with Donald Trump. Now they’re knocked on their backsides by a new generation of left-wing populism in their own party. Making Mamdani mayor of New York is […]
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani links climate action to affordability plan
Zohran Mamdani, who won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, has built a platform that connects environmental justice to housing, utility costs, and school infrastructure, aiming to reshape how the city tackles climate and inequality.Lauren Dalban reports for Inside Climate News.In short:Mamdani opposes new natural gas infrastructure, supported the Build Public Renewables Act, and backed Local Law 97 to cut emissions from buildings, which…
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Khanna says Democrats should learn from Mamdani’s focus on ‘affordability’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) contended that the Democratic Party ought to take notes from the campaign of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, suggesting a key aspect of his campaign could be the strategy to win back voters. Mamdani, a socialist who…
Exclusive | NYC voters torn over Zohran Mamdani’s big plans to hike taxes on wealthy, corporations: poll
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's tax the rich proposals to fund his spending plans gets mixed grades from likely general election voters despite widespread agreement that New York City is struggling with an affordability crisis, a new survey claims.
Khanna says Democrats should learn from Mamdani’s focus on ‘affordability’ - Washington Examiner
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) contended that the Democratic Party ought to take notes from the campaign of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, suggesting a key aspect of his campaign could be the strategy to win back voters. Mamdani, a socialist who won the Democratic Party’s primary in the 2025 New York City mayoral election, has dodged condemning the phrase “globalize the intifada” or threats to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. When Kh…
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