Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory over three-term ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral primary is a “political earthquake” that will pressure the national Democratic Party to move further left, political analysts told The Post.
Dems who got trounced by President Trump and the GOP last year will have to pay more attention to the views of progressive, younger voters who propelled Mamdani’s candidacy — as well as struggling working-class voters — as they prepare for midterm congressional elections, strategists, pollsters and union leaders said.
What Have You Done, NYC? India Tried Warning YOU!
You just handed the Democratic mayoral nomination to a Communist Muslim radical, and no one said a word.
In 2020, Zohran Mamdani told New Yorkers exactly the kind of mayor he planned to be.
He posted a photo of Arya… pic.twitter.com/0kvnZEkVkd
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) June 25, 2025
My guess is that people have not lost their disdain for Cuomo’s corruption and that NYC’s demographic is now 3rd world.
h/t Patti Jo
