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On 6/26/25 08:34, a425couple wrote:
On 6/26/25 02:11, Planet of the apes wrote:
NEW YORK (AP) — The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old
self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor
has exposed anew the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it
struggles to repair its brand nearly half a year into Donald Trump’s
presidency.
If this trend grows nationwide, the Democrats will continue
to suck at the elections.
A fresh round of infighting erupted among Democratic officials, donors
and
political operatives on Wednesday, a day after Mamdani’s leading
opponent,
former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the Democratic primary.
Mamdani appears on a glide path to the nomination, though ranked choice
vote counting will determine the final outcome next week.
Many progressives cheered the emergence of the young and charismatic
Mamdani, whose candidacy caught on with viral campaign videos and a focus
on the cost of living. But the party’s more pragmatic wing cast the
outcome as a serious setback in their quest to broaden Democrats’ appeal >> and move past the more controversial policies that alienated would-be
voters in recent elections.
Indeed, Wednesday’s debate was about much more than who would lead
America’s largest city for the next four years.
Giddy Republicans viewed Mamdani’s success as a political gift that would >> help shape elections across New Jersey and Virginia this fall and into
next year’s midterms.
Here is some of what The Atlantic said about him:
What the New York Mayoral Primary Means for Democrats
Zohran Mamdani’s success might give the party a few ideas about how to
move forward—to a point.
By Jonathan Lemire
Zohran Mamdani smiling while holding a red slushy, in front of other New Yorkers
Adam Gray / Bloomberg / Getty
June 25, 2025, 5:09 PM ET
Zohran Mamdani smiling while holding a red slushy, in front of other New Yorkers
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After its demoralizing defeat in November, the Democratic Party has
undertaken an agonizing, months-long self-autopsy to determine how it
lost some of its core voters and how to move past an entrenched, older generation of leaders. Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive winner of
yesterday’s New York City mayoral primary, might provide some of the answers—to a point.
Mamdani, a 33-year-old, relatively unknown state assemblyman, ran an invigorated, modern campaign while embracing progressive—and in some
cases, socialist—ideas to upset former Governor Andrew Cuomo. He is now
on the precipice of leading the nation’s largest city. According to some Democrats, Mamdani—charismatic, tireless, optimistic, a master of social media—could be a new leader in a party that is desperate to move on from overly familiar faces.
Republicans hope they’re right. The GOP is eager to make Mamdani a
national figure and hold up some of his ideas (city-run grocery stores!
free buses!) as evidence that the Democrats are far to the left of the
average voter.
Michael Powell: The magical realism of Zohran Mamdani
There are, of course, risks to drawing national lessons from a local
primary election, particularly one in a city where Democrats make up
almost two-thirds of the electorate. Moreover, Cuomo had singular, deep
flaws and ran a listless campaign. The incumbent mayor, Eric Adams,
wasn’t on the ballot, relegated to an independent run after facing allegations of corruption and allying himself with President Donald
Trump. But for Democrats desperate to make sense of why their party is
so unpopular, Mamdani’s win could at least provide a burst of energy,
and a few ideas about how to move forward.
Keep reading The Atlantic.
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