Opinion | The Mamdani Moment Is About More Than You Realize - The New York Times Highlight

But what may be most telling about the Mamdani phenomenon — in terms of both New York’s and America’s political future — is that his core supporters are college-educated New Yorkers who earn roughly $70,000 to $140,000 a year. As with Mr. Trump’s political rise, Mr. Mamdani’s has signaled the arrival of a new and powerful constituency of the disaffected.