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New York, like Chicago, is going full socialist. It seems that Socialist Zohran Mamdani  will  be  the  next  mayor  of  NYC. [ADD: As the Democrat candidate, that’s almost a given.]

Born in Uganda, Mamdani immigrated to the United States as a child and graduated from Bowdoin College in 2014. He worked as a housing advocate and rap music producer in New York City before entering politics.

According to reports, he has worked almost no honest jobs in his entire life. Like a true socialist, his campaign platform includes support for free city buses, public child care, and city-owned grocery stores. I can only imagine that those who voted for him think he will save them money. The reality is that an inexperienced Socialist politician is being handed the keys to our largest city. What could go wrong?

National Review

Little-known Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani upset former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City on Tuesday night. The governor conceded the race shortly after 10 p.m., though ranked-choice voting totals have yet to be tabulated.

Self-described democratic socialist Mamdani led Cuomo by more than seven percentage points late Tuesday night, with almost 90 percent of the votes counted. Mamdani had 43.5 percent of the vote, with the former governor trailing at 36.3 percent when he conceded.

According to the New York Post:

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