Republicans got their midterms bogeyman in Zohran Mamdani. Now comes the challenge: making the incoming New York City mayor’s brand of democratic socialism sink candidates outside his liberal bubble. They’re getting right to it. Republicans’ House campaign arm launched digital ads Wednesday morning across 49 battleground districts tying Democrats to the “socialist mayor” who “built his movement on defunding the police and abolishing ICE.”
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Given the outpouring of support nationwide for Mamdani, this feels like a bold move. If they misjudge the population, this could end up providing unprecedented support for these candidates rather than scaring people away from them.
Hopefully we can capture this moment in time and use the momentum to establish real progressives in high places.