‘Socialist Is Not a Dirty Word Anymore!’ Mehdi Hasan, Jamaal Bowman, And Hasan Piker Celebrate Mamdani Win

Alex Griffing Nov 5th, 2025, 5:06 pm

Mehdi Hasan, Jamaal Bowman, and Hasan Piker went live during Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory party on Tuesday night and declared that socialism is “no longer a dirty word” in the Democratic Party. Bowman, who lost his New York House seat in a resounding 2024 primary defeat, has been tipped as a possible choice to lead NYC’s schools under Mamdani – who he endorsed early in the campaign.

The three progressive influencers were later joined on-camera by Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist detained by the Trump administration as part of its mass deportation push.

Hasan began the conversation by asking Piker, “How

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