"I don't think we have to cut, Mamdani said. I've spoken about raising taxes on the wealthiest. And, frankly, this is, an issue that we have here in New York City, and, frankly, even across this country. Mamdani said he had spoken to people who voted for Donald Trump in New York who told him it was cost of living that drove them to vote for the president."
"Following his surprise victory over Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, Mamdani has for months led the polls to be New York's next mayor. A survey released by Quinnipiac last week showed Mamdani winning 46% of the vote to the former New York governor's 33%. The Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa, was at 22%. That rise has brought attention from outlets such as Fox News, which has closely covered Mamdani, sometimes publishing multiple news stories on him a day."
Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist and front-runner for New York mayor after defeating Andrew Cuomo in the primary, defends proposals such as freezing rent-stabilized increases, free buses, and free childcare. He rejects cutting other services and proposes raising taxes on the wealthiest to pay for programs, citing cost-of-living pressures that have driven some voters toward Donald Trump. Polling from Quinnipiac shows Mamdani with 46% support versus Cuomo's 33% and Republican Curtis Sliwa at 22%. Conservative media attention, especially from Fox News hosts, has intensified criticism and framed his rise as alarming to some commentators.
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