Mamdani’s Move – Aiming to Be a Kingmaker
The Democrats’ “blue tsunami” swept across the U.S. during the midterm elections.
Zohran Mamdani is one person looking to capitalize on this momentum.
The Mayor of New York now aims to take on the role of kingmaker ahead of the 2028 election, reports Axios.
Since he was not born in the U.S., Zohran Mamdani cannot run for president himself. Instead, he intends to position himself as a kingmaker for the 2028 election and help bring forward a progressive candidate, according to several sources who spoke to the outlet.
Mamdani is reportedly not entirely confident that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—a close political ally previously mentioned as a potential contender—will actually run for president.
Furthermore, several Democrats have expressed concern that there is no clear left-leaning candidate for 2028.
The Attack: “Not Serious”
Following the successes in the midterm elections, several new names have been floated within the Democratic Party. Axios mentions, among others, Abdul El-Sayed—a newly elected senator from Michigan—and Ro Khanna, a member of the House of Representatives from California.
El-Sayed recently became the first Muslim senator. Throughout much of his campaign, the Democrat found himself in Donald Trump’s crosshairs; according to *The Washington Post*, the President labeled him a “jihadist” and falsely claimed that El-Sayed sought to implement Sharia law.
In response, the Democrat has repeatedly fired back. As recently as Sunday night, El-Sayed called Trump "unserious" and a "fool" for starting the war with Iran.
"Every president before him had refrained from starting such a war, because it is simply a stupid idea," El-Sayed told ABC News.
Wants more of the Epstein files released
Ro Khanna, the other Democrat mentioned by Axios, has gained attention—among other things—for being a staunch opponent of the war with Iran and for pushing to have more information from the Epstein files made public.
Jon Ossoff won the Senate election in Georgia by 18 percentage points and is another name being floated for the Democrats. According to *Puck*, Ossoff has garnered significant attention on social media, partly due to his appearance and his attacks on the MAGA movement.
According to Axios, Zohran Mamdani helped recruit several progressive congressional candidates in New York. The self-styled kingmaker has reportedly already met with union representatives ahead of 2028 to begin discussing potential candidates.
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