Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on November 05, 2025 Getty Images

Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect of New York City, and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party is Champagne drunk, celebrating his ascension.

But should it be? Mamdani has only narrowly prevailed in a race with a clear spoiler candidate, Republican Curtis Sliwa, lead-blocking for him against a charmless opponent, former governor Andrew Cuomo . With tougher, more honorable competition, it’s possible — likely, even — that he may not have even made it to the general election, much less won it.

Only when compared to a corrupt, sleazy, nepobaby with blood on his hands, and a beret-clad, narcissistic cat-man whose own friends begged him to

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