Zohran Mamdani At A Raucous Rally Argues He S Leading A Movement

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 27, 2025, 3:51 PM

zohran mamdani at a raucous rally argues he s leading a movement

Declaring that he is leading a “movement that won the battle over the soul of the Democratic Party,” Zohran Mamdani used a raucous rally with over 3,000 supporters in Manhattan’s Washington Heights on Monday... The Democratic nominee and proud democratic socialist, who almost overnight after his surprise primary win in June became a national superstar, has a wide lead in the polls. And though many who rallied for him on Monday to kick off the final stretch into November stressed to the crowd that they can’t take the election for granted, the candidate used his own... “Over the last nine months, we have watched the man with the most power in the world expend enormous energy targeting those with the least,” Mamdani said. “Our movement is a movement where we know exactly who and what we are fighting for. We are not afraid of our own ideas.

For too long we have tried not to lose. Now it is time that we win.” Mamdani connected what he is trying to force out of the Democratic Party to a tradition of forcing bigger change out of other moments that seemed hopeless to the organizers. “The same questions asked of us were asked of organized labor, were asked the civil rights movement, were asked of any who had the nerve to demand a future they could not yet see. Could they not wait? Could they see that they were asking too much?” Mamdani said.

“They knew that we do not get to determine the scale of the crisis that we face. We only get to decide how we respond.” Your support allows Common Dreams to continue covering the stories and amplifying the voices that the corporate media never will. Make a tax-deductible year-end gift to ensure we can sustain the reporting needed to meet the challenges of 2026. People hold signs as they attend a rally for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at United Palace in Washington Heights in New York City on October 13, 2025. "We are here tonight because we are ready to turn the page on the cynical, broken, politics of the past,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Standing at a podium that displayed the words, "Our Time Has Come," Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and allies made clear on Monday night that the sign referred not only to... Speakers at the rally included leaders who have emerged as targets of the Trump administration, such as New York Attorney General Letitia James, and people who have worked in government at the federal level,... New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that “New York is not for sale.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appear on stage during a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) The crowd listens to speakers during a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Sunday, Oct.

26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, hugs Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., before speaking during a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes the stage for a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) (CNN) — Declaring that he is leading a “movement that won the battle over the soul of the Democratic Party,” Zohran Mamdani used a raucous rally with over 3,000 supporters in Manhattan’s Washington Heights... The Democratic nominee and proud democratic socialist, who almost overnight after his surprise primary win in June became a national superstar, has a wide lead in the polls. And though many who rallied for him on Monday to kick off the final stretch into November stressed to the crowd that they can’t take the election for granted, the candidate used his own...

“Over the last nine months, we have watched the man with the most power in the world expend enormous energy targeting those with the least,” Mamdani said. “Our movement is a movement where we know exactly who and what we are fighting for. We are not afraid of our own ideas. For too long we have tried not to lose. Now it is time that we win.” Mamdani connected what he is trying to force out of the Democratic Party to a tradition of forcing bigger change out of other moments that seemed hopeless to the organizers.

“The same questions asked of us were asked of organized labor, were asked the civil rights movement, were asked of any who had the nerve to demand a future they could not yet see. Could they not wait? Could they see that they were asking too much?” Mamdani said. “They knew that we do not get to determine the scale of the crisis that we face. We only get to decide how we respond.” NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that his campaign is a "movement of the masses." Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation's leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and "oligarchs"... "When you insist on building a coalition with room for every New Yorker, that is exactly what you create: a tremendous force," Mamdani said. "This, my friends, was your movement, and it always will be."

As the crowd chanted his name, Mamdani reiterated plans to hire thousands of new teachers, renegotiate city contracts, freeze rent increases for the city's 1 million rent-regulated apartments, build more affordable housing and provide... With early voting underway ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is in an increasingly caustic race with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, who campaigned Sunday in Queens. New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen.

Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that his campaign is a “movement of the masses.” Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation’s leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and “oligarchs”... “When you insist on building a coalition with room for every New Yorker, that is exactly what you create: a tremendous force,” Mamdani said. “This, my friends, was your movement, and it always will be.” As the crowd chanted his name, Mamdani reiterated plans to hire thousands of new teachers, renegotiate city contracts, freeze rent increases for the city’s 1 million rent-regulated apartments, build more affordable housing and provide...

With early voting underway ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is in an increasingly caustic race with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, who campaigned Sunday in Queens. New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and two of his most prominent backers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, framed his election as a one-on-one battle versus President Donald Trump and his administration at a raucous rally in Queens on Sunday,

Speaker after speaker at Sunday’s rally, which drew thousands to a tennis stadium, said electing Mamdani would essentially serve as an opening salvo in a fight to take back the country from Trump and... “We gather here today at both a perilous moment for our country,” said Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. “And on the precipice of hope for our city.” She said electing Mamdani would “send a loud message” to Trump, adding that the opposition to Mamdani, a state legislator, in the election “mirrors what we are up against nationally,” condemning “an authoritarian, criminal... “There was a day before his presidency,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And there will be a day after.”

Zohran Mamdani At A Raucous Rally Argues He S Leading A Movement

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