What Zohran Mamdani’s rise says about the future of the left | The Assignment

With New York City’s mayoral election fast approaching, one candidate in particular has managed to break through the noise. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist-backed progressive whose campaign videos have gone viral, has become the face of a growing leftist wave. But is it a one-city phenomenon, or the beginning of something bigger? Audie talks to CNN contributor Astead Herndon. His story about Mamdani’s campaign was just published in the New York Times Magazine. He is now a host and Editorial Director at Vox.

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