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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption It's been years since Democratic voter Leah Ash felt hopeful about a politician, but that changed recently. "He's been really the only bright spot for me this year," she said. "[He] wants to listen to the people he's seeking to govern." The 26-year-old is referring to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, who has centered his campaign on affordability concerns.

For that reason, he easily has Ash's vote — if only she lived in the city he was running in. Instead, she lives more than 1,200 miles away. "I would like to believe one day there could be a Zohran Mamdani for Gulfport, Miss., but I don't think that's ever going to happen, at least not in my lifetime," Ash said, acknowledging... "But it gives me hope that it can happen in other places across the country." Welcome to Politomix -- the political news wire where left, right and center mix. Politomix aggregates the day's political news on the web and your mobile device.

Politomix Home Trending Sites Search About 2025 GlassWave Image: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images It’s been years since Democratic voter Lea Ash felt hopeful about a politician, but that changed recently. “He’s been really the only bright spot for me this year,” she said. “[He] wants to listen to the people he’s seeking to govern.”

The 26-year-old is referring to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, who has centered his campaign on affordability concerns. For that reason, he easily has Ash’s vote — if only she lived in the city he was running in. Instead, she lives more than 1,200 miles away. “I would like to believe one day there could be a Zohran Mamdani for Gulfport, Miss., but I don’t think that’s ever going to happen, at least not in my lifetime,” Ash said, acknowledging... “But it gives me hope that it can happen in other places across the country.” Zohran Mamdani's rise to New York City mayor is making waves far beyond the five boroughs of the city.

Born in Uganda to a family of Indian descent, Mamdani's win is drawing attention around the world, and progressive politicians are taking note. For a view from abroad, we've turned to our correspondents in Asia, Europe and, first, Africa, with reporter Kate Bartlett in Johannesburg. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "KANDA (CHAP CHAP)") YOUNG CARDAMOM: (Rapping) I got the same history as chapati. Origins of India but born in UG. Rock-brown skin (rapping in non-English language).

KATE BARTLETT: That's rapper Young Cardamom, probably now better known as Zohran Mamdani, the youngest mayor-elect of one of the world's most important cities. In this decade-old music video filmed in his birth country, Uganda, Mamdani nods to his Indian roots then quickly switches to Luganda, the local language of the East African country. Even his second name, Kwame, is African. Ugandan journalist Joseph Beyanga mentored Mamdani when he was getting work experience in media in Kampala. He said the mayor-elect had a social conscience even as a teenager. It’s been years since Democratic voter Lea Ash felt hopeful about a politician, but that changed recently.

“He’s been really the only bright spot for me this year,” she said. “[He] wants to listen to the people he’s seeking to govern.” The 26-year-old is referring to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, who has centered his campaign on affordability concerns. For that reason, he easily has Ash’s vote — if only she lived in the city he was running in. Instead, she lives more than 1,200 miles away. “I would like to believe one day there could be a Zohran Mamdani for Gulfport, Miss., but I don’t think that’s ever going to happen, at least not in my lifetime,” Ash said, acknowledging...

“But it gives me hope that it can happen in other places across the country.” In just a few months, Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman and Democratic Socialist, has gone from a long-shot fringe candidate to a national figure — securing an upset win in the June primary, where... Initially an unknown Queens assemblyman, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani became a winning favorite in the New York City mayoral race, leading to thousands of Americans refreshing their feeds the night of Nov. 4 to see if he would beat the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. The 34-year-old Indian Muslim won the race with 50.4% of the vote against Cuomo, but his successful campaign reached far beyond the five boroughs and garnered nationwide attention. On election night, Mamdani was asked, “What do you think it means to be a Democratic socialist?” Mamdani’s answer was simple: “It means that every New Yorker has what they need to live a...

It’s the local government’s responsibility to provide that.” There is a rising number of progressive candidates being elected into office with the support of younger generations who are looking for policies of affordable housing, childcare and accessible public transportation, all key promises... Karli Calo, a fourth-year philosophy and political science double major and president of the Political Science Club at Seattle University, spent her summer volunteering for Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson. Watching Mamdani’s campaign unfold, she realized that the energy fueling New York City’s race was something she could help bring to her own city. “I do think all eyes were on New York,” Calo said. “I think that the fact [Mamdani] had such good momentum, I saw myself focusing on Seattle; I live here, I don’t live in New York City.”

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