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A socialist underdog makes history in New York

A socialist underdog makes history in New York

Rachel Leingang speaks to Moira Donegan about how a political nobody beat one of New York’s best-known Democratic establishment figures

Politics Weekly America

June 27, 202529m 8s

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Show Notes

How did a political nobody, Zohran Mamdani, beat one of New York’s best-known establishment figures, Andrew Cuomo? Rachel Leingang speaks to Moira Donegan about how Democratic party leaders view the historic New York City mayoral primary result. Does the party need to fundamentally change to meet voters where they are?

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US politicsNew YorkZohran MamdaniAndrew CuomoDemocratsUS newsWorld news