George Caldwell
New York Democratic Assemblyman Mamdani brought Cuomo political dynasty To the knees on Tuesday evening with victory in the New York mayor.
33-year-old Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, would become the first Muslim mayor in New York if he is elected. He served 43.5% of the Democrats’ votes, compared to 36.4% of the former governor Andrew Cuomo with 93% of the votes reported on Wednesday morning.
Mamdani, supported by progressive fire brands, such as Rep. Alexandria causes cortez, DN.Y. And Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT., is far from moderate.
Assemblyman has Possibilities were handed over In order to condemn the sentence “to globalize intifada”, he defended the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and called for municipal grocery stores and freeze rents as ways to solve the problem of crisis at an affordable price of the city.
His website proposes Budgeting $ 65 million for “sex care” for “both transgender youth and adults”.
Born in Uganda with ethnically Indian parents, Mamdani is a graduate of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science and Bowdoin College, an elite institution of liberated arts in Maine.
“I am the worst nightmare of Donald Trump as a progressive Muslim immigrant, who actually fights for the things I believe in,” Mamdani he said In debates for the mayor of Democrats.
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Mamdani could take advantage of the strict criticism addressed to Cuomo, who fought to reject questions about allegations regarding sexual harassment and his behavior Covid-19 lock.
Former mayor of Democrat Bill de Blasio, For example, he told voters to support every candidate other than Cuomo.
“Not the ranking of Andrew Cuomo. Leave him from voting. There are many good and decent candidates. By the way, none of them has a scandal towards their name or any corruption in the background” he said De Blasio.
But despite the narratives about the Appeal Mamdani to voters with low income and minorities, Cuomo seems better with these voting blocks than Mamdani.
According to the New York Times, Mamdani had a 13-point advantage over Cuomo among voters with higher income and a 10-point advantage among medium-sized voters. Meanwhile, Cuomo had a 13-point advantage over Mamdani with voters with lower income.
New York Times also reports that Mamdani has prevailed every racial group, except for black voters, among which Cuomo won as many as 18 points.
Of course, the race is not over. Cuomo he said After granting the race that he is considering running as independent.
“I said that I want to look at the numbers and voting in the ranking to decide what to do in the future, because I am also on an independent line. And so it is, I said. I want to analyze and talk to some colleagues,” the New York Times said.
It is also on the run Current mayor Eric Adams, Democrat who did not participate in the basic one.
Curtis Sliwa, founder of Guardian Angels, a crime prevention group is nominated as a republican. Sliwa won 27.76% of votes in the mayor’s election in 2021.
Mamdani was welcomed with Republican injuries throughout the country.
In an interview with Daily Signal on Tuesday before the appearance of results, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., Said: “The idea that New York can choose a Muslim terrorist because his mayor is very disturbing. A guy who was barely a citizen who barely had a job, who openly promotes communism, and clearly stands with Muslim terrorism.”
Rep. Elise Stefanik, RN.Y., a probable candidate for Governor 2026, is now collecting funds after Mamdani’s victory.
“My stomach is in nodes. The idea that a self-proclaimed socialist and a terrorist sympathizer Hamas, such as Zohran Mamdani, can become another mayor of New York, I really get sick,” she said in an e-mail.
However, for Mamdani it is the dawn of a recent era.
“I will be the mayor of every New Yorker,” he said In your speech of celebration. “I will fight for a city that works for you, which is inexpensive for you, which is safe for you.”
The New Yorkers will go to the polls on November 4 to choose their mayor.
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George Caldwell is a journalism at Daily Signal.
Photo “Zohran Kwame Mamdani” Zohran Kwame Mamdani.
