Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him. The race was called by the Associated Press just 34 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday night, with Mamdani nine points ahead of the next runner up…
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With President Donald Trump threatening to flood their communities with federal troops and immigration police, and the Democratic Party struggling in the national polls, voters in major U.S. cities head to the polls today to choose between establishment Democrats and progressives focused on affordability and upending the status quo. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of…
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Democracy Now!’s Anjali Kamat reports on working-class South Asian support for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. South Asian voter turnout increased by 40% during the Democratic primary, contributing to Mamdani’s upset victory against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now running as an independent candidate. “We’ve had several South Asian or Indo-Caribbean candidates…
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The real Bill De Blasio is down for Zohran Mamdani and his economic vision for New York City. After an individual impersonating De Blasio successfully duped a journalist with The Times of London into believing the former Democratic mayor was lashing out against the current Democratic nominee’s proposals in an article published Tuesday, the real De Blasio, a consistent ally of Mamdani…
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The mayoral campaign for disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo posted then quickly deleted a racist AI-generated ad targeting Zohran Mamdani ahead of the final New York City mayoral debate on Wednesday. The bizarre two-minute ad — released as campaigns make their final push before the election next month — takes aim at Mamdani’s public safety plans. It is riddled with anti-Black caricatures…
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As New York City’s November mayoral election approaches, front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy continues to face familiar attacks and Islamophobic smears. While Mamdani has attempted to focus his campaign on making New York City more affordable, establishment figures have largely focused on his relationship to the Palestine solidarity movement as a means to attack him. This was evident during…
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