Can Democrats take a win? Or will they ignore the voters just to stamp out progressivism? That's the question Taya Graham and Stephen Janis debate after the victory by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary last week.
It may have come as a shock to the political world, but something about Zohran Mamdani's message resonated with Democratic voters for New York City Mayor.
Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. A new vote count Tuesday under the city’s ranked choice voting system confirmed the progressive legislator’s victory.
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani could clinch victory Tuesday when the New York City Board of Elections releases the first look at the ranked-choice voting results from the June 24 primary.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.
Mamdani’s win had been widely expected since he took a commanding lead after the polls closed a week ago, falling just short of the 50 percent of the vote needed to avoid another count under the city’s ranked choice voting model.
The Associated Press called the race after the results of the city’s ranked choice voting tabulation were released and showed Mamdani beating Cuomo by 12 percentage points.
NEW YORK >> Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist whose blend of populist ideas and personal magnetism catapulted his upstart candidacy, won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City by a significant margin, according to The Associated Press.
By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani could clinch victory Tuesday when the New York City Board of Elections releases the first look at the ranked-choice voting results from the June 24 primary.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democrat primary for New York City mayor on Tuesday after the city's Board of Elections released ranked-choice voting tabulations.
