Mamdani’s Voter Base of Young, Superficially Educated Elites Is the Real Story of New York’s Mayoral Race

by Newt Gingrich

While the press fixates on Zohran Mamdani’s Marxist economic views, far-left cultural positions, and strong anti-Israel stance, they are missing a more significant story.

What has changed in America that thousands of successful, affluent young New Yorkers could vote for a socialist candidate whose core views and policies would unquestionably destroy the city and reject nearly every fundamental American value?

In the two-way Democratic primary, the young Ugandan-born Mr. Mamdani defeated a former governor, Andrew Cuomo, a traditional but personally damaged candidate, by 56 percent (545,334 votes) to 44 percent (428,530 votes).

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