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<\/p>\nRepublicans think Zohran Mamdani will turn NYC into a socialist mecca because they forgot what a functioning government looks like.<\/p>\n
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Zohran Mamdani responds to President Trump’s threats<\/p>\n
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani responded to President Donald Trump’s threats of arrest, saying it’s “an attack on democracy.”<\/p>\n
We\u2019re a few months out from New York City\u2019s municipal election, and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is still the frontrunner in the mayoral race. It\u2019s a positive sign for progressives who want to see democratic socialists transform the party.<\/p>\n
In a July poll by Zenith Research and Public Progress Solutions<\/a>, Mamdani received 50% of support while the rest of the candidates trailed behind. Former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now running as an independent, received 22% of support, followed by Republican Curtis Sliwa at 13%. Current Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, received just 7% support.<\/p>\n Mamdani may be polling well, but his path to victory in November is anything but smooth. There are already five anti-Mamdani PACs<\/a> that have formed since the primary, backed by business moguls and real estate tycoons who warn that the Democratic nominee would be bad for the city\u2019s economy. He\u2019s also having to answer for some of his previous posts about \u201cdefunding the police\u201d and comments on Israel.<\/p>\n Republicans criticizing Mamdani for ‘defund police’ comment are hypocritical<\/p>\n The biggest criticism of Mamdani has come from his previous comments<\/a> about the New York City Police Department. In the wake of George Floyd\u2019s murder in 2020, Mamdani posted to X that the NYPD was \u201cracist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety\u201d and called for defunding the force.<\/p>\n Mamdani has also proposed creating a Department of Community Safety<\/a> separate from the police department, which would respond to mental health calls.<\/p>\n But the Democratic nominee is attempting to distance himself from these previous claims, calling the posts \u201cout of step<\/a>\u201d with his current stance on public safety. He recently met with the family of Officer Didarul Islam<\/a>, one of the four people killed in a recent shooting in Midtown Manhattan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Republicans criticizing him seem more than willing to ignore the way President Donald Trump<\/a> pardoned Jan. 6 rioters<\/a> who attacked police officers, or his own criminal convictions<\/a>. But he is the “law and order” president, for sure. And the GOP is the “law and order” party, right?<\/p>\n Voters are increasingly agreeing with Mamdani on Gaza<\/p>\n Another criticism from the right is that Mamdani is too critical of Israel. Fox News<\/a> recently resurrected a clip of Mamdani from a 2024 panel where the mayoral candidate claimed, \u201cIsrael is not a place, it is not a country.\u201d<\/p>\n Mamdani seems to be taking these attacks to heart. He recently said he would not use the phrase \u201cglobalize the intifada<\/a>,\u201d and would also discourage others from using it. Mamdani had previously refused to condemn the phrase.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Mamdani\u2019s criticisms of Israel proved to be popular with voters in the Democratic primary. A poll from Data for Progress and the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project<\/a> found that his \u201csupport for Palestinian rights\u201d was important for 96% of his voters, while his \u201cwillingness to criticize the Israeli government\u201d was important to 88% of his voters.<\/p>\n