WASHINGTON — Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win on Tuesday in New York City’s mayoral race prompted a range of reactions from state Democrats and others, including two Long Island members of Congress who are keeping their distance from him.

Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and New York State GOP chair Ed Cox, were quick to declare that Mamdani’s victory solidifies the Democrats’ transformation to a big-government, socialist party. They asserted negative consequences for Democrats in congressional and other elections next year.

But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was quick to scoff at those Republicans, saying, "These people got crushed all over the country — and this is the best they can come up with?"

Jeffries predicted his party will seize the House majority in 2026.

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