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When self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral Democratic primary, critics on both sides of the aisle began to wake
up to just how problematic his meteoric rise could be.

For those who donÆt spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television ù and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a weekÆs worth of network
and cable news media spin ù The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of
what you may have missed.

The topic of conversation on many of the Sunday morning political shows ù in addition to some conversation about Iran and the ongoing battle surrounding President Donald TrumpÆs ôOne Big Beautiful Billö ù revolved around Mamdani, his history and proposed policies, and how mainstream Democrats who wanted to keep their House and Senate seats could go about responding to his win.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), for example, appeared to be uncomfortable when pressed on whether or not he intended to endorse Mamdani
in the upcoming general election. ItÆs certainly possible that Jeffries hesitated because there may be three Democrats running ù current Mayor Eric Adams, who won as a Democrat, has announced an independent bid for
reelection; and disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), who lost to Mamdani in the primary, left the door wide open for a third party run. ItÆs also possible that Jeffries, who represents a district that is 11% Jewish,
has concerns about MamdaniÆs support for BDS ù ôBoycott, Divestment and Sanctionsö ù against Israel or his claim that, as mayor, he would have
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested if he came to New York
City.

On ABC NewsÆ ôThis Week,ö host Jonathan Karl asked Jeffries to weigh in on Mamdani.

ôI congratulated him on the campaign that he ran, a campaign that clearly was relentlessly focused on the high cost of living in New York City and the economy. He outworked, he out-communicated, and he out-organized the opposition, and thatÆs clearly why he was successful,ö Jeffries said ù but added that he didnÆt know the Democratic Socialist well enough to make an endorsement.

ôWell, our districts donÆt overlap. I have never had a substantive
conversation with him. And so thatÆs the next step in terms of this process
to discuss his vision for moving the city forward and addressing the issues that are important to the communities that I represent,ö he said, and called
on Mamdani directly to ôclarifyö his position on Israel.

ôGlobalizing the Intifada, by way of example, is not an acceptable phrasing,ö Jeffries concluded. ôHeÆs going to have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward. With respect to the Jewish communities that I represent, I
think our nominee is going to have to convince folks that he is prepared to aggressively address the rise in antisemitism in the city of New York, which has been an unacceptable development.ö

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries hesitated when pressed by
@JonKarl about endorsing Democratic New York City mayor contender
Zohran Mamdani.

ôI have never had a substantive conversation with him. ThatÆs the
next step in terms of this process.ö https://t.co/XdRBpVxN5K
pic.twitter.com/hM0H4CywiC

ù This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 29, 2025

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) was far more conciliatory toward Mamdani, arguing that Democrats should learn from the way he made his case on economic inequality ù primarily by offering his voters things like rent freezes and ôfreeö public transportation.

ôIf youÆre a candidate who is laser-focused on bringing down costs, youÆre hitting the right notes,ö he said.

. @RepDeluzio on lessons Democrats should learn from MamdaniÆs
stunning win in New York: ôIf youÆre a candidate who is
laser-focused on bringing down costs, youÆre hitting the right
notes.ö@RepRileyMoore @ashleyrallison and @Alyssafarah join
@jaketapper to discuss. pic.twitter.com/20C2AJH1Ag

ù State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) June 29, 2025

Mamdani himself joined host Kristen Welker on NBC NewsÆ ôMeet the Press,ö
where he doubled down on policy proposals that would shift the tax burden to ôwhiterö neighborhoods. When Welker pressed him on that, Mamdani claimed that he was simply ôdescribingö the demographics as they were, not suggesting that white people should be taxed more.

ôItÆs not driven by race,ö he claimed. ôIÆm just naming things as they are.ö

Mamdani is unapologetic about language in his plan that would tax
ôwhiterö neighborhoods at higher rates:

ôItÆs not driven by raceà.IÆm just naming things as they are.ö
pic.twitter.com/Dnrtij9BxH

ù Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 29, 2025

Given the fact that his tax plan also calls for higher taxes on top earners, Welker asked Mamdani whether he believed billionaires had a ôright to exist.ö Mamdani, laughing, said that he did not believe billionaires should exist ôbecause, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality.ö

ZOHRAN MAMDANI: ôI donÆt think that we should have billionaires.ö
pic.twitter.com/optpzkp28w

ù Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 29, 2025

Welker also pressed Mamdani on his apparent stance with regard to Israel, asking several times whether heÆd condemn the phrase ôglobalize the
intifada,ö which she correctly identified as a call to violence against Jews
ù and while Mamdani insisted that those were not his chosen words, he did not outright condemn the phrase.

ôDo you condemn that phrase, æGlobalize the Intifada?'ö Welker asked, and
asked again a short time later when it was clear he was not answering: ôBut
do you actually condemn it à which a lot of people hear as a call to violence against Jews?ö

ôFor the people who à feel really concerned by that phrase, why not just condemn it?ö

Mamdani said a lot of words in his response to WelkerÆs query, but none of
them were, ôYes, of course, I condemn it.ö

.@kwelkernbc to Mamdani:

Do you condemn that phrase, Globalize the Intifada?

But do you actually condemn it..which a lot of people hear as a
call to violence against Jews?

For the people who .. feel really concerned by that phrase, why
not just condemn it?

MamdaniÆs reply ?? pic.twitter.com/eZuhMSEO0c

ù Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) June 29, 2025

So whatÆs to be done? Democratic strategist James Carville warned that MamdaniÆs primary win signaled trouble for New York City, but still seemed hopeful that the ôCommunist lunaticö ù thatÆs according to President Trumpö ù could still be stopped on his way to Gracie Mansion.

ôThereÆs a lot of baseball left here. WeÆve got a lot of baseball left to play,ö he said.

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On Jun 30, 2025 at 9:12:38 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

When self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City

mayoral Democratic primary, critics on both sides of the aisle began to wake up to just how problematic his meteoric rise could be.

Mamdani hasn't even become mayor yet and he's already promising to alter the city's tax code to tax people based on their race; he wants white people to
pay higher taxes than black and brown people.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), for example, appeared to be uncomfortable when pressed on whether or not he intended to endorse Mamdani in the upcoming general election. It's certainly possible that Jeffries hesitated because there may be three Democrats running -- current Mayor Eric Adams, who won as a Democrat, has announced an independent bid for reelection; and disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), who lost to Mamdani in the primary, left the door wide open for a third party run. It's also possible that Jeffries, who represents a district that is 11% Jewish, has concerns about Mamdani’s support for BDS-- "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions"-- against Israel or his claim that, as mayor, he would have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested if he came to New York City.

Arresting Netanyahu during a visit to the U.N. would violate both federal law and the international treaties that established the United Nations. So here we have a guy who's openly promising to commit federal felonies and abrogate international law as a campaign platform and all the people who continually screech "32 felonies!" About Trump's made-up paperwork crimes are lining up to vote for him.

And that doesn't even get to his call to 'globalize the intifada', which is
the call of anti-Jew terrorist organizations worldwide. So he's apparently a violent Muslim extemist, also.

It took less than 25 years to go from radical Islamists attacking New York and murdering thousands to New Yorkers enthusiastically electing a radical
Islamist as mayor because he promises them free groceries (because
nationalized food stores have worked so well everywhere else they've ever been tried).

So what's to be done? Democratic strategist James Carville warned that Mamdani's primary win signaled trouble for New York City, but still seemed hopeful that the "Communist lunatic"-- that’s according to President Trump--
could still be stopped on his way to Gracie Mansion.

"There's a lot of baseball left here. We've got a lot of baseball left to play," he said.

As much as Carville looks and sounds like a warmed-over Orc from LORD OF THE RINGS, he's politically very astute and would be winning elections for Dems if they'd listen to him. His predictions are proven right every single time and they still continue to dismiss him as an old crank and double down on idiocy like forcing people to accept dudes in dresses in female locker rooms.

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