@davejorgenson: After Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory, Democrats are arguing over a new playbook going forward. The stunning ascendance of a 33-year-old democratic socialist in the race for New York mayor has sent shock waves through a party still reeling from President Donald Trump’s election — sparking fresh clashes between moderates and liberals about Democrats’ best path back to national relevance. Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman who appears poised to claim the Democratic nomination in the mayoral contest, has instantly emerged as a national figure for a struggling party, though his rise has further inflamed a brewing internal battle over the party’s future. Mamdani’s apparent triumph over a better-known and better-funded contender, former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo, signified a major victory for liberal activists, and, for some, the latest warning sign that the party’s establishment old guard is particularly weak in the eyes of everyday voters. But others are taking a different warning from Tuesday’s results — rushing to publicly reject the “socialist” label Mamdani has embraced. Those moderates are cautioning that a party that increasingly seems confined to coastal big cities should not be so quick to adopt ideas and rhetoric that can easily be painted as extreme or foreign in much of the country. Caption from article by Toluse Olorunnipa.

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Wednesday 25 June 2025 21:47:11 GMT