In many respects, Zohran Mamdani, the recently elected mayor of New York City, is noteworthy. He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor, its youngest mayor since 1892, and its first African-born mayor.
The 34-year-old had very little money, no institutional party support, and very little name recognition when he entered the contest last year. His victory over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and former Governor Andrew Cuomo is noteworthy just for that.
The party’s base reflects the diversity of his ethnicity. He hasn’t shied away from political battles and has boldly supported left-wing causes such as government involvement in free-market systems, increased public transportation, and free daycare.
Mamdani hasn’t rejected the cultural values of the left, but he has demonstrated a laser-like capacity to concentrate on the kind of fundamental economic issues that have been a priority for working-class people who have recently strayed from the Democratic Party.
Republicans have enthusiastically hailed the self-described democratic socialist as the far-left face of the Democratic Party, while skeptics have cautioned that such a candidate is unelectable in large portions of America.
He defeated the long-standing Democratic establishment, which many on the left believe is terribly disconnected from both their party and their country, by running against and defeating Cuomo, a former governor of New York and the son of a governor.
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