{"id":25313,"date":"2025-06-29T20:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25313\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T20:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:05:09","slug":"up-close-with-bill-ritter-zohran-mamdani-makes-case-for-nyc-mayor-after-declaring-victory-in-democratic-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25313\/","title":{"rendered":"Up Close with Bill Ritter: Zohran Mamdani makes case for NYC mayor after declaring victory in Democratic primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK CITY (WABC) &#8212; On this edition of Up Close, Zohran Mamdani makes his case for why he should be the next mayor of New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mamdani went from a no-name politician to the man now in the political spotlight after his stunning upset in the Democratic nomination to lead the nation&#8217;s largest city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Socialist Democrat took his populist message to the people using social media in a grass roots campaign. His win, at least partly, came from young voters, and now it is sparking a national debate on how Democrats should try to win elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mamdani got 44% of the vote, easily passing former Governor Andrew Cuomo. It came, despite millions of dollars spent by Cuomo and his Super PACs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 33-year-old will now be facing incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an Independent and not a Democrat in the general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Bill Ritter sat down with Mamdani the day after his primary win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ABC News Political Director Averi Harper and political consultant Hank Sheinkopf also join the show to discuss their thoughts on the race for New York City mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Up Close airs Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO THE UP CLOSE PODCAST<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">WATCH: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Up Close on our Connected TV apps for Fire, Roku, Apple TV and Android TV.  Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/upclose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch more episodes of Up Close<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WABC-TV. 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