Unpacking Mamdani’s NYC Primary Win, the Loud Backlash, and the Socialist Label

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic Party’s New York City mayoral primary and the political frenzy that it sparked, which included attacks coming not just from members of the Republican Party but also members of Mamdani’s own Democratic Party. The guys also discuss how Mamdani calling himself a Democratic Socialist may affect how he will be as much as his Islamic religion, his immigrant background, and his non-white ethnicity.

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