US EditionWhen Socialists Win Democratic Primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani Be Haunted by the Upton Sinclair Effect?
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUN 24 – Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, defeated Andrew Cuomo by a large margin, reflecting growing support for far-left policies among young urban voters, analysts said.
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The Campaign Against Mamdani Has Echoes of the Panic Around Another Socialist Democrat
Upton Sinclair, the famous author and a socialist for most of his life, ran for governor in California in 1934 and won the Democratic primary election with a radical plan that he called End Poverty in California, or EPIC.
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When socialists win Democratic primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani be haunted by the Upton Sinclair effect?
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, and Attorney General of New York Letitia James walk in the NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Olga FedorovaIt has happened before: an upset victory by a Democratic Socialist in an important primary election after an extraordinary grassroots campaign. In the summer of 1934, Upton Sinclair earned the kind of headlines that greeted Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory on June 24, …
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 38%
C 38%
R 25%
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