Zohran Mamdani has won New York’s Democratic mayoral primary. In a 12-point victory, Mamdani defeated former New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday.
Mamdani, 33, a South Asian Muslim, is a Democratic socialist. His political rise has been met with praise and criticism.
Georgia State University politics and policy professor Tammy Greer, Atlanta-based political strategist and analyst Fred Hicks and Devin Barrington-Ward, civil rights organizer and managing director for the Black Futurists Group, were guests on Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look.” They talked with show host Rose Scott about how this political shift could potentially further drive Democratic socialism in Georgia and what they believe Democrats and Republicans should do to strengthen their respective bases.
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