US EditionMamdani ahead of Cuomo for 1st time in new NYC mayoral primary poll
- On October 23, 2024, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old assemblyman from Queens, officially announced his candidacy for New York City's 2025 mayoral election, positioning himself as a challenger to frontrunner Andrew Cuomo.
- Mamdani launched his campaign shortly after federal probes into Mayor Eric Adams' administration began, positioning himself as a progressive alternative.
- Mamdani's platform includes rent freezes, free buses and childcare, city-run grocery stores, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030, backed by strong grassroots fundraising and social media outreach.
- A May 30–June 4, 2025 poll of 819 likely Democratic primary voters showed Mamdani in second place, trailing Cuomo by only two points but polling 10 percent more favorable at 58%.
- The competitive June 24 primary suggests a possible shift in New York City politics, as Mamdani's surge challenges Cuomo's lead amid complex community endorsements and voter dynamics.
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Election News Digest: June 12
Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor’s race NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani, the young democratic socialist who has been rising in the mayor’s race, is now ahead of Andrew Cuomo with just two weeks until the Democratic...
Israel and antisemitism take center stage in New York's mayoral race
Jews account for 16 percent of voters in N.Y.C, making Israel is a wedge issue in the Democratic mayoral primary set for June 24. Socialist Zorhan Mamdani, a critic of the Gaza war, is for the first time leading over former governor Andrew Cuomo, who has secured Hasidic endorsements - and been cursed in Yiddish by a rival
NYC mayoral hopeful pledges to lower grocery prices by implementing communism · American Wire News
One of the loony Democrats running for mayor in New York City has pledged to lower prices by basically implementing communism. His name is Zohran Mamdani, and he’s out there, so much so that he’s proposed city-run grocery stores on the basis that removing profits from the equation would magically resolve price and supply chain issues. “This is an opportunity to show what the price could actually be if we were being honest about supply chain issu…
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani takes lead over Cuomo for first time in new poll; separate survey still has former governor up big
A new poll of the June 24 mayoral Democratic primary released Wednesday night shows Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani leading moderate Andrew
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