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As the vote totals rolled in on Tuesday, it quickly became clear that a major upset was brewing. Disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo had been favored to win the Democratic Party primary for Mayor of New York City. Yet, the numbers kept stacking up for a left-wing Muslim socialist who wants to "queer the police" while also defunding them, and sometime before midnight, it was no longer a hypothetical. Zohran Mamdani had emerged victorious, and with that, New York City's fate appeared to be sealed. While there's still an outside chance that the scandal-plagued current mayor, Eric Adams,...

In his first national interview since Tuesday's primary election New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks with Jen Psaki about the principles of his campaign and how he reached out to voters who had previously chosen Trump,

Veteran strategist warns Zohran Mamdani's win could damage party nationwide after shocking defeat of Andrew Cuomo Veteran strategist James Carville warned on Wednesday how democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral primary may be a burden for the Democratic Party. Mamdani, a Ugandan-born New York State Assemblyman from Queens, caused a major upset by defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for New York City mayor. Republicans and some Democrats have blasted Mamdani, warning he is a grim sign of America’s political future. Carville, one of the most famous strategists...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) praised Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic Mayoral primary race, celebrating it as an “incredible victory.” In a post on X, Omar thanked the people of New York City for “not letting the bigots and corrupt billionaires prevail.” Omar’s praise of Mamdani comes after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) conceded the race after Mamdani took a lead over the other contenders. “Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani!” Omar wrote in her post. “This is an incredible victory and testament to the people powered campaign you put together. Thank you NYC for not letting the...

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is consulting with his team on next steps following his loss in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Cuomo has already qualified for the general election ballot on an independent ballot line. Last night, New York City held party primaries for a range of citywide and local offices, including mayor and city council. In one of the more closely watched races, New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani defeated ten other candidates to win the Democratic nomination, including former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who led in the polls for most of the primary cycle....

Globalizing the intifada apparently begins in New York City. In one of the most stunning upsets for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unseating of Joseph Crowley in a 2018 primary battle, state Rep. Zohran Mamdani cruised to an apparent victory in the New York City mayoral primary, handily beating former governor and the presumptive favorite in the race, Andrew Cuomo. While New York City uses ranked-choice voting and the results won’t be official until next week, Cuomo has already conceded the race with Mamdani ahead by a 43.5 percent to 36.4 percent margin. Given that...