After the candidates he backed swept their democratic congressional primaries, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his democratic socialist message can win nationally.
“I think a democratic socialist can get elected anywhere across this country for any position,” Mamdani told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that aired Sunday.
The three House candidates Mamdani endorsed — Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander — won their respective New York races. Lander and Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Democrats.
“I think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but frankly by Americans from coast to coast, for a new kind of politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it,” Mamdani said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani touts democratic socialist policies as his political star rises
Pressed by Karl on whether he plans to use his political capital in races outside of New York ahead of the midterms, Mamdani said while he’s focused for now on the candidates he endorsed, the issues that resonated in New York are felt across the country…