New York’s Leftward Shift Jolts US Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s ascendancy has rocked the political establishment in the world’s financial capital
Zohran Mamdani during a campaign event in New York on June 23.
Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg
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It didn’t take long after polls closed for Zohran Mamdani to upend New York City politics — and maybe US national politics, too.