New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that democratic socialists can win across the country, using an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl to defend his influence after candidates he endorsed swept New York Democratic primaries and deepened his party's ideological fight ahead of November."I think a democratic socialist can get elected anywhere across this country for any position," Mamdani told Karl.Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, made the claim on "This Week" after Karl asked whether a democratic socialist could be elected president.The exchange came after Mamdani-backed candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valez and Darializa Avila Chevalier won Democratic congressional primaries in New York, with Lander and Chevalier defeating incumbent Democrats."I think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but, frankly, by Americans from coast to coast for a new kind of politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it," Mamdani said.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended democratic socialism during an ABC News interview with Jonathan Karl after candidates he endorsed swept New York Democratic primaries.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)LETITIA JAMES FUMES AS MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK PRIMARIESThe mayor rejected warnings from moderate Democrats that socialist wins in New York could hurt the party nationally, arguing that Democrats need a message beyond opposition to President Donald Trump."For far too long, all we’ve had to say as a party is opposition to the current administration," Mamdani said."What do we have to say beyond that?"Mamdani said the New York results should be viewed as a broader message for Democrats as they look toward the midterms and the 2028 presidential race."What these candidates offer is a vision that extends beyond the midterms," Mamdani said.
"It extends beyond 2028."Jonathan Karl pressed Mamdani on whether democratic socialists could win nationally as moderate Democrats warned the...