Socialism's rise, rent, and public safety prime topics in NYC mayoral race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Socialism The 34-year-old Democratic socialist has made waves since he launched his campaign late last year.
66% : Trump Trump has taken a particular interest in New York City's mayoral race during his second term in office, likely because he was born in the city.
59% : "The Democratic Socialists of America believes that we as working people can beat the ruling class and forge a better world," the group's platform says.
56% : If he were to win New York City's mayoral race, he'd be one of the most influential socialists in the country.
53% : While Mamdani is a progressive Democrat, he's also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
53% : Mamdani often makes the distinction that he's a Democratic socialist, appearing to be distinct from countries like socialist and communist countries in Cuba and North Korea.
53% : "They escaped communism and socialism.
51% : Brooklyn Republican New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union, has called Mamdani a "communist" and warned he'll bring a resurgence of socialism and antisemitism.
51% : "And what we're seeing now is everything that we escaped, communism, socialism, antisemitism is coming back into New York City," she added.
49% : The DSA's platform list states that Medicare, housing, and college should be free for all people and that several police reforms should be enacted, including the elimination of cash bail.
47% : Some are fearful of socialism, democratic or not, taking the reins of the United States's largest city.
46% : It's unclear how else Mamdani's socialist roots will manifest if he makes it to City Hall.
43% : Mamdani said he would resist any deployment of the National Guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other federal intervention.
42% : There's a debate about whether there's a difference between democratic socialism and socialism.
35% : Mamdani has refused the "communist" label, which President Donald Trump has also used for him, and said Trump calls him that because he knows voters are connecting with his brand of Democratic socialism.
34% : " The campaign states that the new department will alleviate pressure on the NYPD by redirecting its focus away from "failures of our social safety net."

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