The Democrats are lurching to the left. And having a fine time doing it. Socialism is no longer a dirty word. In fact, it's becoming the party’s calling card.MAMDANI'S POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DEMOCRATS, DIVIDING PARTY ON PATH FORWARDNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed state Assembly Member Claire Valdez in the Democratic primary for New York’s 7th Congressional District.(Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images ; Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)The atmosphere changed when Zohran Mamdani came out of nowhere to trounce Andrew Cuomo and wind up in New York's Gracie Mansion. Not only is he the city's first Muslim mayor and anti-Israel, but he is a self-proclaimed socialist.Here's the problem: While that might be an asset in blue cities, it's a huge albatross in a national or statewide election.DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MAYORAL NOMINEE CREATES GROWING HEADACHE FOR VULNERABLE NEW YORK DEMOCRATSMost voters in these contests are not willing to march under the socialist banner. In these broader elections, what helps in a Democratic primary is a poison pill. So how did this come about?THE FAR LEFT HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM, AND IT’S TURNING VOTERS OFFTurns out that liberal and independent voters are fed up with the Democratic establishment.They feel it's a party of elitists playing the same old rhetorical game and not delivering for the working class.
They resent the empty promises and the obsession with pronouns, "pregnant people" and trans men playing women's sports.They feel abandoned. But in intra-party contests, the secret ingredient seems to be charisma.
Mamdani won over New Yorkers by campaigning his heart out. After promising such benefits as free buses and government-run grocery stores, he has run smack into reality, where he needs help from Albany to achieve even a fraction of his goals.SOCIALIST SURGE: MAMDANI FLEXES GROWING POLITICAL MUSCLE AS HE TAKES ON DEMOCRATIC PARTY ESTABLISHMENTAnd while Mamdani made no se...