Always a darling of the far left, Mamdani has earned praise from both President Donald Trump and former Democratic critics like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, once a figure of contention among leaders from both major political parties, has seen a remarkable surge in his political standing just six months into office.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist, a prominent figure on the progressive left, has garnered unexpected praise from both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

He has also emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. Now, days before New York’s primary elections,

      • BremboTheFourth@piefed.caEnglish
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        6 days ago

        I imagine you’ll struggle to find any locally elected politician anywhere who got a bigger turnout than that for the presidential race.

        • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
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          6 days ago

          There were early voting options in that election.

          Mamdani was very lucky because the incumbent, Adams, got caught in a major scandal before the election.

          But even running against a know sex offender and a radio DJ he only garnered 51% of the vote.

          Things are different now that he’s been elected, but let’s not pretend that he was swept in by a giant Progressive wave.

              • VAK@lemmy.world
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                5 days ago

                Trump never stood against a progressive. I agree there’s no progression wave, but Mamdani did not just get lucky. He took care of people’s concerns better.

                • BadmanDan@lemmy.world
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                  5 days ago

                  What are you talking about? Why do leftist ignore the big elephant in the room when it comes to electoral politics? Trump and the GOP HAVE THE WHITE VOTE. They thrive off racism to win elections. Dems and no other party have that.

                  Mamdani only got 50% in deep blue New York.

                  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
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                    5 days ago

                    It’s not just White people.

                    You can scare church going Black folks and Hispanics with LGBTQIA+ and godless abortion.

                    Ronald Reagan’s trickle down destroyed the middle class, and most Americans still revere him.

                    I’m getting downvoted for trying to point out the obvious, that any progress is going to be slow, and we should grab onto any help whatever.