Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38345975

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.

With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    894·
    1 day ago

    When centrists inevitably say “yeah, but that’s new york, he couldn’t have won anywhere else,” remember that these are the same people who were lobbing Islamophobic attacks at him.

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      472·
      1 day ago

      Some of the shit I’ve seen was honestly disgusting. Especially tying 9/11 to him somehow. Like the racism that’s traditionally coming from Republicans was coming from Democrats too.

      • BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.world
        254·
        1 day ago

        It’s almost like there isn’t really a difference between most Republicans and most Democrats…Like some sorta, I dunno, bread and circus show or somethin. Weird

        • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Up until Reagan, the two Parties were pretty much the same. There were Liberal GOPs and and Conservative Dems. Nixon saw that there were a lot of disaffected Dems who hated the Civil Rights Act and pulled them in with his “Southern Strategy.” Reagan was the first to start attacking “Liberals” by name.

        • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
          114·
          1 day ago

          Almost like the US is a one party state 🤔 but in typical American extravagance, they have TWO one-parties.