Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani's Rise, Socialism & More
October 23, 2025
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New York mayoral candidates held their final debate Wednesday before the November 4 election, with early voting beginning Saturday. Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani faced off against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the primary to Mamdani. While the debate itself is unlikely to have much impact, the fact that a pro-Palestine democratic socialist is leading the race is very significant, says writer Ross Barkan. Assuming he wins, “Zohran Mamdani is going to run one of the great and massive and important cities in the world. And all eyes are going to be on him,” Barkan says. His latest book is Fascism or Genocide: How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics.
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