Inside the DSA’s Hostile Takeover of the Democratic Party
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (center) holds hands with Senator Bernie Sanders (left) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the end of a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York City, on October 26, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
With Zohran Mamdani’s rise, the group has moved from the fringe to the mainstream—and now has its sights on the White House.
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“Hello, New York!”
That was all that New York governor Kathy Hochul had to say at last month’s “New York Is Not for Sale” rally in Forest Hills, Queens, to ignite fury from the 13,000 attendees there to cheer on Zohran Mamdani.
“Tax the rich! Tax the rich! Tax the rich!” the crowd yelled back at Hochul. One man near the back roared: “Nazi!” As the governor glanced down at the lectern, New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie shuffled behind her, staring at his shoes.
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