"New York City's incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, hasn't taken office yet. But he's already the new avatar of evil for conservative media figures. He's been called "downright sinister" and "incompatible with America." His labels include commie, Marxist, jihadist sympathizer and "seething leftist." Fox News' Laura Ingraham warned her viewers not to be fooled by "smiling socialists who rule like Soviet tyrants.""
"A New York Post post-election cover that depicted Mamdani holding aloft the Soviet Union's hammer and sickle symbol sold out on newsstands by noon and was offered on e-Bay for $75. By the end of the day, the Post was selling baby onesies and commemorative plates emblazoned with the cover. Already, conservative outlets see Mamdani joining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton as someone guaranteed to make their audiences' blood boil. And by doing so, they can help Republicans in the midterm elections."
Conservative media immediately vilified incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani with labels including 'downright sinister', 'incompatible with America', commie, Marxist, jihadist sympathizer, and 'seething leftist'. Tabloid imagery depicted him with Soviet symbols, producing rapid sales of the cover and related merchandise. Conservative outlets positioned him alongside other polarizing Democratic figures to inflame audiences and to aid Republican prospects in upcoming midterm elections. His appeal to working-class voters who feel left behind is perceived as a populist threat that conservative media view as dangerous despite differing policy approaches.
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