"It's ancient history now, but when Zohran Mamdani first entertained the notion of running for mayor, he imagined himself running against Eric Adams. It was 2021, and Adams had just won a squeaker of a primary, convincing New Yorkers that what they needed in the post- COVID moment was a swaggering ex-cop who believed in good old-fashioned law and order."
"Four years later, every apprehension that Mamdani and other leftists and liberals had toward an Adams mayoralty has proved justified. The Adams administration unravelled in a spray of cartoonish corruption charges that brought to mind the old grafts of Tammany Hall; the Mayor saved himself from prosecution by cutting a deal with a newly reëlected President Donald Trump. Now, as masked federal agents snatch weeping fathers and mothers from immigration court,"
Zohran Mamdani ran for and secured the New York City mayoralty by presenting himself as a youthful, progressive, non-insider alternative to established politicians. Opponents tried to smear him for youth, inexperience, and leftist politics, but voters preferred a fresh face over a hardened political insider. Eric Adams's mayoralty was later marred by corruption charges and a deal with a newly reëlected President Donald Trump, while federal agents conducted immigration arrests near City Hall. Andrew Cuomo reentered city politics after resigning as governor amid misconduct allegations, reshaping the mayoral field.
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