Posted on 10/27/2025 6:36:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat Socialist frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race, has built his campaign around promises of rent freezes, free bus service, and a city-run grocery system.
But while his platform is marketed as a local, working-class agenda, new filings reveal that a majority of his campaign money is coming from far beyond the five boroughs.
According to the latest campaign-finance records, Mamdani raised about $1.05 million in just five weeks.
Of that total, more than $532,000—or 53%—came from donors outside New York City.
This means nearly half of the funding fueling his campaign is coming from individuals who will never vote in the mayoral election.
That figure is unprecedented in a city where campaigns are traditionally funded by residents directly affected by local policies.
In fact, an analysis by City Limits found that Mamdani has taken in more out-of-state contributions than his two main rivals combined.
His donor base stretches nationwide, pulling in checks from activists and progressive organizations across the country who see Mamdani as a national figure rather than a local candidate.
For Mamdani’s supporters, the outside contributions prove the strength of his grassroots network.
His campaign points out that the average donation size remains relatively small, suggesting he has tapped into the same progressive donor pipeline that powered Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
They argue this fundraising model frees him from dependence on Wall Street or real estate donors that dominate city politics.
But critics see it differently. New York’s mayor holds one of the most powerful municipal offices in the country, responsible for decisions that shape housing, policing, transit, and public services for more than eight million residents.
Opponents argue that when over half of Mamdani’s financial support comes from people outside the city, it raises questions about whose interests his policies will prioritize.
The optics matter even more under the city’s campaign-finance system.
New York offers an eight-to-one match for small donations from city residents, multiplying the influence of local contributions.
Mamdani’s reliance on outside donors could limit his access to matching funds while fueling the perception that his base lies outside the city he seeks to govern.
Still, the fundraising surge has given him momentum in a crowded field.
With polls showing him ahead of former Governor Andrew Cuomo and radio host Curtis Sliwa, Mamdani’s strategy appears to be resonating, at least for now.
The central question remains whether outside donations translate into votes inside the five boroughs.
As the primary approaches, Mamdani will need to prove that his financial backing reflects more than national enthusiasm—that it represents the will of New Yorkers themselves.
World wide communism dmstill exists as a cult religion now.
The bass turd supporters you see lined up behind him at all his “High Five” rallies are from America eithers. They all appear to be thieving illegal alien, yellow-belly runners who were kicked out of their own countries for being mooching pains in the ass who want everything for free.
Billions of individuals worldwide support the totalitarian collectivist. Many are billionaires.
” Many are billionaires.”
Who plant the seeds of their own destruction.................
It may come to past that this nut case loses big time to Cuomo....the lesser of two evils.
DNC slush funds being paid out.
The kids living in NYC want communism, they want free buses and trains and free food at the government store. Mandami wins this in a walk.
Might as well prove that NYC is crazier than their mayor. It happens, either way.
Anyone who supports the ideas of communism is certifiably insane.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t know..............
NYC needs a minimum voting age of 40.
That might make it worse!...............
We need a constitutional amendment to only permit campaign contributions from those who can vote for the candidate.
We already have laws that supposedly are to prevent outside the country foreign money from coming into a campaign.
Obama made a joke of that law...................
Who plant the seeds of their own destruction.................
The same rules do not apply when you have money and power.
They support people who have power, but no money.
What do they think is going to happen?.............
This is what Ranked choice can bring you....add the money and you’re in...even if you’re a comunist.
According to the latest campaign-finance records, Mamdani raised about $1.05 million in just five weeks.
Of that total, more than $532,000—or 53%—came from donors outside New York City.
This means nearly half of the funding fueling his campaign is coming from individuals who will never vote in the mayoral election.
According to Polymarket, Zohran Mamdani has a 95% chance of getting elected.
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