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A little Ray of Sunshine in the otherwise bleak political picture. 

Of course, he hasn't won yet.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/24/mamdanis-victory-would-signal-seismic-shift-in-national-politics-and-test-for-national-socialist-movement-00419686


Mamdani's victory would signal seismic shift in national politics and test for socialist movement

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Wall St's gonna get a SOCIALIST Mayor!     Trumpolini's gonna go on the warpath for sure with the Big Apple.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg6yg7x467o

Left-wing Democrat stuns former governor in NY mayor primary

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[K-Dog]

What's up, y'all?

As you all know, Zoran had a massive victory yesterday to win the New York City Democratic primary for mayor. There's still a chance that Cuomo could try to rat him by hopping in as an independent, but the fact that Zoran won in the first round is huge—incredible, really.

I said this on my show: only one out of 32 polls had him winning in the first round. I didn't see any other polls that had him winning—just one from Public Policy Polling. All the others had him down, some by as much as eight or ten points. Nobody expected him to be ahead in the first round.

When we were live-streaming the show, we were setting up scenarios like, "Okay, if Cuomo is above six, it's probably going to be difficult for Zoran to overcome. If it's more like three or four, Zoran's down." But we never thought, "Zoran's going to win the first round."

I was also prepared for them not even starting to count the ranked-choice votes until July 1st, so I thought, "There's no way we'll know tonight." But now, he's not only won—he's probably going to increase his margin of victory, too. Definitely.

Brad Lander, who came in third, got about 11%. Zoran's campaign told us that 80 to 90% of Lander's voters ranked Zoran second. Did he end up winning by eight over Cuomo in the first round? Did that hold? Oh my god, it's just a bloodbath.

The takeaway? The old guard of the Democratic Party is running on fumes. Andrew Cuomo is a huge name in Democratic politics—despite his 50,000 scandals and taking Trump billionaire money—and it was viewed as a sure thing, like a "Cheney-type deal." But it just didn't happen. Instead, you have a young Muslim immigrant, a democratic socialist who supports Palestinians, just crushing it.

He's even said he'd arrest Netanyahu if he showed up in New York—based. That's got to be a litmus test for the Democratic Party now because, hey, it works. And it's glorious that in the U.S. city with the largest Jewish population, they thought they could run this antisemitism smear campaign, pouring in tens of millions of dollars, and it didn't work.

I'd love to see the numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised if Zoran actually won Jewish voters. All their tricks—their stereotyping of Jewish people, assuming every Jewish person's top priority must be Israel policy—completely obliterated. And that's so glorious.

I grew up in Nyack, New York, just above the city, in a very Jewish area. A lot of my friends are Jewish—my buddy Henry's Jewish—and they're fully American. Their main issue isn't Israel; they care about cost of living, childcare, and free buses. When Zoran says "freeze the rent," they're like, "Yeah, freeze the rent!"

Zoran had Jewish people working on his campaign, many Jewish supporters. Brad Lander, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC, endorsed him. This caricature that all Jewish people are fully committed to the genocide in Gaza? That's bigoted and utterly disgusting.

This is important because other candidates will see that Zoran—a guy who supports BDS, calls it a genocide, and doubled down when attacked—could do this in New York City. It sends a message: the Democratic base is there. You don't need to be afraid of voters calling out this horror.

Somebody last night said, "I'm waiting for that first Trump tweet about Zoran." And today, he delivered. It's hilarious—let me read it:

"It's finally happened. The Democrats have crossed the line. Zoran Mandani, a 100% communist lunatic, has just won the primary and is on his way to becoming mayor. We've had radical lefties before, but this is getting ridiculous. He looks terrible, his voice is grating, he's not very smart. He's got AOC plus three—the Squad—all backing him. Even our 'great Palestinian Senator' Crying Chuck Schumer is groveling over him."

I wish that were the case! The envy just oozes out of this post. One upside of lefties winning is that it baits the right into showing how insane they are. They don't know how to handle principled lefties, so they just sputter, "Oh, you're ugly!" Meanwhile, the consensus is that Zoran's a good-looking dude.

Fox News put up graphics about his "terrible socialist plans"—free childcare, $30 minimum wage by 2030, free packages for newborn babies. Oh, the horror! But when you run on popular ideas, you bait them into looking ridiculous. Free buses had 80% support in NYC—that's not radical, it's mainstream.

They tried digging up old tweets about defunding the police, but his campaign was laser-focused on affordability. Concrete policies like rent freezes and free childcare resonated, so the attacks didn't land.

The meltdown has been glorious. CNBC is freaking out. Democratic leadership doesn't know what to do. Jim Cramer actually said, "He's trying to give working people a chance," and someone chimed in, "What about giving rich people a chance?" Oh my god—the narcissism!

Then Laura Loomer, Charlie Kirk, and Steven Miller went full Islamophobic. Kirk compared Zoran to 9/11, as if a Muslim mayor is somehow tied to al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, Trump's making deals with actual former al-Qaeda guys. The hypocrisy is staggering.

Miller pushed the "great replacement" theory, claiming Zoran won because of illegal immigrants. But Zoran's coalition was multiethnic, multiracial—working and middle-class people coming together in solidarity. If only white people voted, Zoran would've won by more. Miller's lies are a direct threat to his racist worldview.

It's like Obama all over again—his existence baited the right into exposing their bigotry. Now, they're calling Zoran a terrorist. Some group even said, "Jews must evacuate New York." Someone replied, "You first," and they said, "We're in Israel." I promise you, Jews are safer in NYC than in Israel right now, thanks to Netanyahu's policies.

Zoran's rise is mind-blowing. He started at 0%, and the first thing that put him on the map was that viral video where he asked New Yorkers why they voted the way they did. His content game was top-notch, his message laser-focused.

He's got the X-factor—charisma, quick on his feet. When Colbert asked him about antisemitism, he handled it masterfully, validating concerns while standing firm on Palestinian rights. At the debate, when asked what foreign country he'd visit first, he said, "I'm staying in New York." Genius.

Now, some Democrats are falling in line. Bill Clinton, who endorsed Cuomo, sent a congratulatory message. Hakeem Jeffries and Schumer are meeting with him—carefully calibrated, but they know they can't stop this.

The old guard is collapsing—literally. Schumer was hospitalized for dehydration. Meanwhile, Zoran's out here like, "Let's go!" The contrast is stark.

The Democratic base has broken from its leadership. In 2020, they could herd voters to Biden, but not anymore. Now, it's AOC, Bernie, and Zoran leading the charge. The media landscape has shifted, too—independent outlets are growing while cable news declines.

So there you go, y'all. Trump's melting down, the right's exposing their insanity, and Zoran's victory is a watershed moment. It's glorious.

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I'm waiting for Trumpolini to deport him to El Salvador.

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