— Russell PayneThe Nov. 4 general election can be understood as a low-impact relitigation of the primary battle, which saw the old guard of the Democratic Party, who would rather deal with Republicans and the billionaires that support them, attempt to stamp out the grassroots movement represented by Mamdani. That may help explain why the leading figure of the Democratic establishment in Washington, Sen. Chuck Schumer of Brooklyn, has refused to endorse Mamdani despite the latter’s evident popularity.
Replicated under Fair Use from Panic in the Hamptons: The fight to stop Zohran Mamdani by Russell Payne.