New York City socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race despite facing criticism over controversial stances and communist label from opponents.
New York City socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani cruised to victory on Tuesday night, defying the laundry list of critics who railed against him over several high-profile controversial stances and statements.Communist label
Mamdani dismissed the „communist“ label throughout the campaign, maintaining that he is a democratic socialist.
His past comments promoting the abolition of private property, seizing the means of production, claiming billionaires shouldn’t exist, and calling for free government programs earned him the communist label from some, including President Donald Trump.
Mike Gonzalez, the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital earlier this year that Mamdani is „absolutely a communist“ who „repeats lines out of the ‘Communist Manifesto’ and other writings by Karl Marx.“
„When Marxists today say they are socialists, they usually want to convey the impression that they believe in elections and not just in shooting your way into power“, Gonzalez added. „Of course, that election often ends up being the last free and fair one. Witness Venezuela.“Anti-Israel positions
Days before the election, an antisemitism research institute released a comprehensive report that summarized its concerns about Mamdani’s stances on Israel and concluded he shouldn’t become the next mayor of New York City.
Mamdani faced heated criticism on the campaign trail, including hundreds of rabbis signing a letter opposing him for positions dating back to his time in college co-founding his school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter all the way up to this year when he was hesitant to definitively condemn the term „globalize the intifada.
