Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani shoots to stardom 'like a young Obama'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : No longer does one have to be a steadfast supporter of Israel or aligned with the powerful real estate industry to become mayor.
50% : According to his friend Kenny Burgos, Zohran Mamdani's historic campaign to lead New York City began with him musing about who from the Democratic Socialists of America should challenge centrist Mayor Eric Adams. Mamdani, 34, was then a fresh-faced first-term state Assembly member.
49% : And I just so appreciate these younger voters, because again and again - while they've been spoken to with such condescension in our politics - they've shown that they can, in fact, be at the heart of a new kind of politics that puts working people at the heart of it." While Burgos now opposes Mamdani's candidacy due to the democratic socialist's signature proposal to freeze rents in the city's nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, he and Mamdani remain friends.
48% : On Oct. 28, it was revealed that he had said in 2023, "When the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it's been laced by the IDF," referring to the Israel Defense Forces.
47% : "People are already fleeing cities and states with sky-high taxes."
46% : In addition to the rent freeze, Mamdani has proposed to make city buses free and to provide universal childcare, paid for with higher taxes on the rich.
43% : Polls show democratic socialist state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani with a strong lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City's Nov. 4 mayoral election.
42% : He recently apologized for those comments and has said he isn't seeking to cut the police department's budget.
42% : After resisting calls to disavow the anti-Israel phrase "globalize the intifada," which many see as antisemitic, Mamdani said in July he would discourage its use.
42% : "The last thing New York and other blue jurisdictions need is higher taxes," Rep. Tom Suozzi from Long Island wrote in the Wall Street Journal oped.
35% : Just as Obama showed a Black man with a Muslim middle name could be president, Mamdani shows an actual Muslim and self-described socialist can conquer the capital of capitalism.
29% : * Just as Barack Obama showed a Black man with a Muslim name could be president, Mamdani shows that an actual Muslim and self-described socialist could soon conquer the capital of capitalism.

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