How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the country
- Written by Lincoln Mitchell, Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters in Brooklyn on May 4, 2025. Madison Swart/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Top Republicans and Democrats alike are talking about the sudden rise of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a state representative who won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York on June 24, 2025, in a surprising...