Contrary to critics who argued that Mamdani is too far left, Mollenkopf argued that Mamdani
did exactly what the centrist critics of the woke Democratic Party said he should do. He constantly stressed kitchen-table issues, affordability, cost of living. He focused on that relentlessly. He didn’t say, “I’m bringing socialism to New York.” He didn’t say, you know, “We’re going to seize the means of production.” He said, “We’re going to make your buses free and fast. We’re going to freeze your rent.”
In other words, “He followed the conservative advice about how Democrats could win.”
Mollenkopf argued that as mayor one of Mamdani’s key challenges will be managing a
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