Mamdani, NYC and Zohran
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Watch Mamdani’s election night watch party live in our video player above. With three hours until polls closed, a few dozen Mamdani supporters were gathered in the dark corner of a Brooklyn park, preparing to set out on their final canvas launch of the long campaign.
Despite Trump's endorsement of Cuomo, Mamdani's victory drew over 2 million voters—the highest NYC mayoral turnout in three decades.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacted to Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral race during an interview with CNN's Abby Phillip, saying the Democratic Party "cannot last much longer" if it continues to deny the future by undermining diverse new leaders.
Hakeem Jeffries said during an interview on Sunday that NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani isn't the future of the Democratic Party, despite endorsing the democratic socialist frontrunner.