CLEAN SWEEP FOR MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES
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“CLEAN SWEEP FOR MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES IN NY”
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Mamdani is the first DSA-backed candidate to win NYC's mayoral primary!
Zohran Mamdani, a Queens assemblymember and Democratic Socialists of America member, defeated incumbent Eric Adams in the June 2025 Democratic primary — a historic upset in one of the world's most-watched local races.
Mamdani's sweep echoes AOC's 2018 DSA primary surge!
In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset of 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley fueled a national DSA wave — 46 DSA candidates won seats that cycle. Mamdani, also DSA-backed, now mirrors that momentum in NYC's 2025 races.
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Mamdani's mother is Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair!
Mira Nair directed 'Monsoon Wedding' & 'Mississippi Masala.' His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a renowned Columbia University political scientist — making Zohran part of a celebrated intellectual family.
Social Security has been federal law since FDR signed it in 1935!
The Social Security Act created a legal entitlement for millions. Nearly 90 years later, benefit cuts would require an act of Congress. Learn more at Wikipedia
This storyBefore Mamdani, when did a socialist last win a major U.S. city mayoral race?
- 1955
- 1969
- 1981
- 2013
Guess, then reveal the answer
1981
