Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants

The Atlantic ^ | 11/4/25 | Jonathan Lemire

[DallasBiff]

Zohran Mamdani will be the unlikeliest mayor in New York City history. A 34-year-old backbench state assemblyman and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, Mamdani ran on the promise of affordability and was declared the winner not long after polls closed tonight. On his path to victory, he thrilled young voters in a way that few Democrats have in years. But perhaps no one was more delighted by his election than President Donald Trump.

Mamdani’s victory was his second decisive win over former Governor Andrew Cuomo, whom he defeated in the Democratic primary in June. (The current mayor, Eric Adams, skipped the primary, choosing instead to run as an independent, but dropped out of the race in September.) Cuomo’s father, Mario, another former governor, famously said, “You campaign in poetry; you govern in prose,” and Mamdani will soon have to trade his lofty rhetoric for the gritty municipal work of ensuring public safety, digging out from snowstorms, and confronting ever-widening income inequality. Previous New York mayors, of course, have had to take on those tasks, but Mamdani will also face a challenge unique to him: a brewing war with the president of the United States, himself a New Yorker

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1partyrule; atlantic; democratcorruption; democratincompetence; jonathanlemire; mamdani; onepartyrule; trump; trump4mayor

[DallasBiff]

The Atlantic is not exactly a conservative publication.

[PGR88]

archive version

https://archive.ph/bDNm0

[JennysCool]

I posted this last night: I think Mamdani will soon find out that, while it was fun being a figurehead campaigning and preaching to adoring crowds about free grocery stores, it's not so much fun dealing with garbage collection, snow-plowing snafus, angry unionists, dissension within city government ranks, angry citizens and other actual-Mayor stuff. He's definitely got an ego monstrous enough to soon decide that doing the actual job is "beneath" him.

Damn Atlantic's been readin' my mail! :)

[Tell It Right]

IMHO the Atlantic is preemptively excusing MadMani’s inevitable failures. To the MSM, MadMani the candidate is a champion, but MadMani the mayor is a Trump victim.

[Just mythoughts]

I cannot wait for the removal of that ‘golden’ bull of Wall Street... Who gives a hoot what the Atlantic has to say ... they are lunatics.. on the big scale...

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

it's not so much fun dealing with garbage collection, snow-plowing snafus, angry unionists, dissension within city government ranks, angry citizens and other actual-Mayor stuff.

Not to worry. For any and all problems, he will blame President Trump, racism, capitalism, Islamophobia, and President Trump again.

[O6ret]

With only 50.4% of the vote the half of NYC that did not vote for the “Socialist” will need a sense of humor as they wait for all the freebies to appear. I’ve got plenty of popcorn for the farce that is about to unfold...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Congratulations. You just violated the Free Republic consent decree.

That’s why OPs don’t post paywall-bypassed versions of articles.

[PGalt]

He’s got worldwide allies monstrous enough to change civilization. Iran has a fatwa fundraiser to kill President Trump that has raised over $40 million.

[TornadoAlley3]

He will charm the young kids with endless tik toks. He will encourage mostly peaceful protests. He will attack Trump everyday. He will never be held accountable and most likely end up Governor.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

He ain’t going to be dealing with any of that stuff. His mission is to finish the Cloward-Piven job of overwhelming the system.

[adorno]

Mamdani will also face a challenge unique to him: a brewing war with the president of the United States, himself a New Yorker

That's a war which Mamdani has absolutely no chance to win.

Mamdani starts out challenging Trump, and will end up with a few bunker buster bombs disintegrating his bolstering.

[donozark]

Mamdani is like a dog that chases cars all his life. When he finally catches one, what does he do with it?

[1Old Pro]

When he finally catches one, what does he do with it?

Taxes it and uses the money to buy more votes.

[ronnie raygun]

He is the epitome of the empty headed mentally ill dopes that protested in 2020. They think they got their man and will soon find out that he is not who he says he is. Elections have consequences and they will soon find out. Sadly it pulls everyone else down the shi###er with them

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[Robert DeLong]

The drain of wealth within the city will cause him thehis biggest problem. The rich are nnot going to stand for heavy taxation upon them, but heavy taxation is the only way he can even begin to even attempt to deliver his campaign promises.

[TornadoAlley3]

https://youtu.be/Jl2ypTC8JD4

Interviews on the street with ZM voters.

[Dan in Wichita]

Let’s see what this Marxist cretin does when big money and cops flee NYC for red states.

[Leaning Right]

I don’t know if Mamdani will make it to governor. But I think you’re on the right track.

Mamdani is a hip, young Muslim Bill Clinton. All Mamdani needs is a bit of cover from the mainstream media. And he’ll get it.