Billionaires vs. the Ballot: Bernie Sanders’ Urgent Plea to Elect Zohran Mamdani
A City Drenched in Ads and Money
The posters are everywhere. From the subways of Queens to the taxis on Fifth Avenue, New Yorkers can’t escape the surge of glossy campaign ads trying to shape their vote.Behind the slogans and smiling faces lies a staggering figure: $19 million—the amount Senator Bernie Sanders says billionaire donors have already spent to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the city’s mayoral race.
“Over the next week, they’re going to spend a hell of a lot more,” Sanders warned in a post that went viral overnight. “If New York is going to stand up to the oligarchy, we need everyone to get out the vote and elect Zohran Mamdani.”
For Sanders, this isn’t just another election—it’s a moral crossroads. Bernie Sanders wrote in a post on X that “billionaires have spent $19 million to try and defeat Zohran Mamdani.”
Have New Yorkers have been betrayed’: can Zohran Mamdani become the most progressive mayor in the city’s history?
The Heart of the Message
In a short but fiery video, Sanders cut straight to the point:…