James Carville warns Zohran Mamdani's NYC victory spells trouble for Democrats in US
When
Zohran Mamdani
beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary, it shocked New York.
James Carville
, a veteran strategist, warns that this win could have long-term effects on Democrats across the country. Party insiders are worried about the rising star's
far-left policies
and controversial slogans.
Why is James Carville worried about Zohran Mamdani?
Veteran strategist James Carville issued a warning about how the
Democratic Party
might suffer if democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, the Ugandan-born New York State Assemblyman from Queens, wins the mayoral primary in New York City.
In the race to become the Democratic Party's nominee for mayor of New York City, Mamdani has come under fire from Republicans and some Democrats who say he is a negative indicator of America's political future.
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Since long before the 2024 election, Carville, one of the most well-known political strategists in America, has advocated for the Democratic Party to abandon far-left politics. On his podcast, he discussed Mamdani's unexpected win and cautioned that it could be another setback for the faltering Democrats, as per a report by Fox News.
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Will this upset impact Democrats nationwide?
The veteran strategist thinks that Mamdani's leftist policies, like "
globalize the intifada
" and grocery stores run by the government, will turn off moderate voters and give the GOP more power.
"Global infitada" is something that Mamdani "has not walked back" from, the strategist said. Carville was referring to Mamdani's refusal to denounce the slogan "Globalize the intifada," which Israel's opponents use as a call to fight oppression and pro-Israeli supporters claim is a call for violence.
"Maybe he'll turn out to be a very skilled candidate that can skillfully navigate some of what I refer to as 'esoteric' positions," Carville said, seemingly referring to Mamdani's confusing policy of
government-run grocery stores
.
Carville stated, "There's a lot of baseball left here," in reference to the mayoral race. "We've got a lot of baseball left to play."
Given that many of its most famous mayors failed to reflect a broader political movement outside of their city, Hunt contended that New York City is not a good representative of America as a whole.
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"However, I do believe that Republicans will jump on this," he stated. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., made a comment in which she warned that Mamdani was a "radical, Defund-the-Police, Communist, raging Antisemite." He then seemed to be referring to that statement.
Zohran Mamdani's communist affiliation was refuted by Hunt, who asserted that "he does have some issues that the Republicans will love to talk about."
Opposition to Mamdani will "keep unearthing stuff" from his past, Carville warned. He would need to give an umbrella answer for all of this.
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Why is James Carville concerned about Mamdani?
He fears Mamdani's far-left policies will harm Democrats nationwide.
What was Zohran Mamdani criticised for?
He used the slogan "globalize the intifada" and proposed a government-run grocery store.
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