""All across this country, people are sick and tired of seeing the billionaire class get richer and richer, and the billionaire class controlling to a significant degree both political parties. What Zohran Mamdani is showing is that a grassroots movement can take them on and defeat them," Senator Bernie Sanders, a fellow democratic socialist, told The Nation just before this week's election."
"Begin with the basic political geography of the city. New York is overwhelmingly Democratic. Last year, Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump in New York City by 37 points, which was quite low by historic standards-previous Democratic presidential candidates have carried the city by 50 to 60 points. In politics, making it in New York City says almost nothing about whether you can make it anywhere."
Zohran Mamdani won a New York City election and will govern a large population as a democratic socialist. Supporters present the win as a national model and evidence that grassroots movements can defeat wealthy, entrenched interests. National figures praised the victory but broader indicators show limits to Mamdani's platform. New York City is heavily Democratic, and margins there do not predict broader success. A poll shows Mamdani's national favorability at 21 percent, suggesting weak statewide prospects. His nine-point margin in a usually lopsided Democratic city is unimpressive. The win does not prove national electability for his priorities.
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