‘Socialists Are at the Gate!’ NYC Mayoral Race Heats Up With Scathing Attack Ad On Progressive Candidate

‘Socialists Are at the Gate!’ NYC Mayoral Race Heats Up With Scathing Attack Ad On Progressive Candidate

Alex Griffing Jun 3rd, 2025, 5:46 pm

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The rhetoric in New York City’s mayoral race reached new levels of vitriol this week as moderate businessman Whitney Tilson dropped a scathing attack ad on leading progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani.

The ad begins with a narrator saying, “The socialists are at the gate, and Zohran Mamdani is leading the pack.”

“If they take over New York City , this is what they said they will do. Defund the police. Consequences for genocidal Zionist imperialism. Abolish capitalism. You can stop Zohran and his socialist comrades from running New York City into the ground,” concludes the ad with a pitch to vote f