Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary victory in New York follows wins by other big-city progressives. Are voters more open to backing progressive stances?

Polls show Zohran Mamdani narrowly leading Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race, with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa trailing in an unusually competitive election.

NEW YORK — New York’s top Democrats are moving cautiously when it comes to newly minted mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, slow-walking their interactions with the youthful progressive candidate and so far holding off on endorsing him.

The rebuke arrives at a pivotal moment not just for Mamdani's campaign, but as Democrats nationwide wrestle with internal divisions over Israel policy.

The father of socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani sits on an advisory council of an Israel-hating organization that routinely accuses the Jewish state of committing “genocide” – and has