Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate, is shaking up New York politics.@chowardchoward and @JohnPrideaux join @zannymb on The Insider to discuss why Mr Mamdani is so popular.Watch the full episode: https://t.co/3IB3SqpZ9E https://t.co/XUxKAEZEnH ...

Welcome back. With just five days to go until election day, a new poll shows that Democratic Socialist Zoran Mandami has a significant lead in the race for New York City mayor. Mandami, the Democratic nominee leads Andrew Cuomo, who's running as an independent by 25 percentage points, and the new Emerson College poll.Republican Curtis Leewa is a distant third. My colleague NBC's Alan Smith spoke to Mandami just moments ago. >> What about this job scares you.I think what scares me in this moment is the prosp ...

Core Points - New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faces significant opposition from billionaires who have financially supported his opponents [1][2] - Mamdani's campaign has been targeted with over $22 million in donations aimed at undermining his candidacy [3] Group 1: Opposition Funding - 26 billionaires and members of wealthy families have each contributed at least $100,000 to support Mamdani's opponents [2] - Major contributions include: - Michael Bloomberg: $8.3 million to Fix the City [3] - Joseph Gebbia: $3 million to various anti-Mamdani groups [4] - Lauder family: $2.6 million in total [5][6] - Bill Ackman: $1.75 million to anti-Mamdani PACs [8] - Tisch family: $1.2 million in total [9][10] - John Hess and family: $1 million to Fix the City [11] - Daniel Loeb: $775,000 to Fix the City [12] - Barry Diller: $500,000 to Fix the City [13] - Steve Wynn: $500,000 to Fix the City [14] - Marcella Guarino Hymowitz: $400,000 to anti-Mamdani campaigns [15] Group 2: Additional Donors - Other notable billionaire donors include: - David Walentas: $350,000 [17] - Reed Hastings: $250,000 [17] - John Fish: $250,000 [17] - Alice Walton: $200,000 [17] - Deborah Simon: $200,000 [17] - Jerry Speyer: $150,000 [17] - Stephanie Coleman: $150,000 [17] - The Durst family: $110,000 [17] - The Fisher family: $110,000 [17] - Ken Langone: $100,000 [17] Group 3: Election Timeline - Early voting for the New York City mayoral election began on October 4, with election day set for November 4 [18]

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, the Democratic Socialists of America are on the brink of winning power. At the same, the party is moderating its platform. Can the DSA expand its appeal to voters? https://t.co/mksKzNyDyB ...

Political Stance - Democratic Socialists of America replaced its old platform with a compact statement of proposals [1] - The proposals are still radical, but less radical than before [1] - The proposals are neither so grandiose nor so weirdly particular [1]

Last month the Democratic Socialists of America replaced its old platform with a compact statement of still radical, but less radical, proposals, neither so grandiose nor so weirdly particular https://t.co/PfJppphlng ...

Last month the Democratic Socialists of America replaced its old platform with a compact statement of still radical, but less radical, proposals, neither so grandiose nor so weirdly particular https://t.co/nT0rJ1HSh3Illustration: David Simonds https://t.co/QebhIch07T ...

New York City had a total upset. The Democratic mayoral candidate now for the party is a relatively young Zoran Mdani, 33 years old. Few had heard of him a year ago.His progressive policies powered him to take on Andrew Cuomo and win. A name that in New York and around the country is known far more than his. The message though was laser focused on kitchen table priorities, affordability, and the kind of progressive populism which Democrats have sometimes lost sight of.and it worked. We live in the most expe ...

A Bloomberg News analysis explores the new network assembled by the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist. https://t.co/JJrmEaMfDH ...

Economic Policy Concerns - Democratic Socialist program is considered profoundly dangerous for New York, the Democratic Party, and the United States [1] - Economic populism, similar to President Trump's approach, poses dangers [2] - Proposed measures like free college, childcare, mass transit, rent control, and minimum wage increases financed by taxes on the wealthy are viewed as extremely dangerous [2] Political Implications - Democratic socialist candidate's economic approach is seen as more populist and dangerous than President Trump's [3] - Selecting the Democratic socialist candidate could brand the Democratic Party negatively [3] - The debate within the Democratic Party might be perceived as leaning towards extreme measures involving envy politics and government control of the economy [3] Wealth and Mobility - Tax increases on the wealthy are expected to be problematic due to their mobility [2]