New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, once a figure of contention among leaders from both major political parties, has seen a remarkable surge in his political standing just six months into office.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist, a prominent figure on the progressive left, has garnered unexpected praise from both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

He has also emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. Now, days before New York’s primary elections,

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    6 days ago

    Thank you!

    The thing that drives me crazy is when progressives act like they have a massive majority of the people behind them.

    Back in the day, Jerry Falwell leveraged his Moral Majority into power by sending his church people into every local GOP club.

    If the usual attendance was twenty folks, the MMs would show up with fifty. They might only have fifty followers in the whole town, but all of them were there where it counted.