After The Loss Of 2024, These Progressive Candidates Are Making Politics Fun Again: 'We Can Win Anywhere'

After The Loss Of 2024, These Progressive Candidates Are Making Politics Fun Again: 'We Can Win Anywhere'
After The Loss Of 2024, These Progressive Candidates Are Making Politics Fun Again: 'We Can Win Anywhere' The morning of June 25, 2025 — the day after the New York City Democratic mayoral primary — social media was abuzz. Half of the people online, including President Donald Trump, were pointing fingers at now-Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and calling him a “Communist Lunatic.” The other half had a different take. “Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on an historic victory … ” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on Instagram. “It’s time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same. We’ve got people, they’ve got money.” Mamdani is the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. Photo courtesy of Madison Stewart/Zohran for NYC In another post, she shared a video in which she is embracing Mamdani on the streets of New York in a tight hug. It’s captioned: “A better world is possible.” Mamdani is notably a candidate who targeted voters outside of his political…