NYC Mayor Mamdani Backed by Globalists

On November 4, voters in the financial capital of the United States — and of much of the world — elected Zohran Kwame Mamdani, an avowed socialist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), as the 111th mayor of New York City.

Former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo had attempted a political comeback in the race, receiving an unexpected endorsement from President Donald Trump on the eve of the election. Trump wrote on Truth Social:

I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a Record of Success, WIN, than a Communist with no experience and a Record of COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE.… A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!

Cuomo spent the closing weeks of his campaign openly courting Republican voters. And while this last-minute strategy gained him some support, it was not enough. With 93 percent of the vote counted as of November 6, Cuomo had received 854,995 votes (41.6 percent). Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa received 146,137 votes (7.1 percent). In comparison, Mamdani secured 1,036,051 votes (50.4 percent).

Analysis of the down-ballot races for other city offices makes the situation more clear: Republican candidates for comptroller and public advocate each received more than 420,000 votes. This means many Republicans voted strategically for Cuomo as a “lesser of two evils.” Even so, combining Cuomo’s and Sliwa’s totals would not have overcome Mamdani’s lead.

The New American reached out to New York Young Republican Club President Stefano L. Forte for comment. Forte noted that the election revealed deep problems within the Republican Party:

Election Day proved that the Republican Party finds itself helpless when President Trump isn’t on the ballot. It also revealed that the economy is the driving force motivating young people to turn out and vote. My generation feels abandoned by the government — burdened with student loans and debt, holding degrees that offer little real financial return. This election should serve as a warning for what’s to come. The Democrats have gone full communist, and the youth of this country see no viable alternative coming from us. As a party, we must embrace economic populism.

Young Voters Choose Socialism

Exit polling showed affordability as the top issue among voters. For many young voters, Mamdani’s promise of free housing, free universal childcare, and free Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus rides struck a chord — especially with those already struggling financially.

One young Mamdani voter, when asked on Facebook why he supported the socialist candidate, simply replied, “He wants free housing, free bus rides, and hopefully free train rides. Although I doubt the last part [free subway fares] will happen.” When pressed further on the feasibility of those ideas, the voter simply answered, “Socialism is good. I’m voting for it.”

Such voters fail to recognize that the primary cause of rising prices is not free-market capitalism, landlords, or “greedy” corporations — but rather the inflationary monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. By constantly expanding the money supply, the Fed devalues the dollar, making goods and services more expensive. Yet instead of demanding an end to the destructive policies of the unconstitutional central bank, many voters are now turning to socialism and its promises of “free stuff.”

Mamdani’s Promises

Mamdani has never been shy about his socialist beliefs. Throughout the campaign, he promised voters:

• Rent freezes for rent-stabilized apartments
• Universal free childcare
• Government-run grocery stores
• Free MTA bus service citywide

To fund this, he has proposed raising the corporate tax rate to 11.5 percent and imposing a new two-percent flat tax on incomes of $1 million or more. However, these changes would require the approval of Governor Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature — neither of which currently support his plan.

Mamdani has also called for stripping disciplinary powers from the New York City police commissioner and giving them over to the city’s communist-inspired and vehemently anti-police Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). The CCRB was created, in its current form, in 1993 by then-Mayor David Dinkins and the New York City Council. Mamdani now seeks to further fund and empower that body, which has long been influenced by anti-police activists.

Funded by Globalist Billionaires

Despite Mamdani’s socialist banter that we shouldn’t have billionaires, his victory can largely be attributed to a handful of them: globalist philanthropist Elizabeth Simons, GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner, and socialist financier George Soros.

According to Forbes, Elizabeth “Liz” Simons, “the daughter of the late hedge fund billionaire Jim Simons … cut a check for $250,000 to New Yorkers For Lower Costs, the main independent group backing Mamdani’s campaign, in August.” Simons previously served on the boards of the progressive nonprofit Marshall Project and the tax-exempt Foundation for a Just Society. She is also the co-founder and board chair of the Heising-Simons Foundation, a philanthropic organization that, since 2007, has given nearly $1.3 billion to groups that advance sustainable development solutions to stop “climate change” and seek to “enhance the education of our youngest learners, and support human rights for all people,” according to their website.

According to the New York Post:

In less than a decade, Soros’ ultra-woke grant-making network Open Society Foundations has indirectly funneled a combined $37 million to the Working Families Party and at least [nine other] left-wing groups whose endorsements and get-out-the-vote groundwork played a pivotal role in helping Mamdani upset ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Fusion Voting

Because of New York’s electoral “fusion” voting, in which candidates can appear on the ballot for the same office more than once under two or more parties, Mamdani’s name appeared twice on the general election ballot — as the mayoral candidate for both the Democratic Party and the Soros-funded, socialist Working Families Party.

Fusion voting is common in New York elections. When Rudy Giuliani successfully won the 1993 and 1997 mayoral elections, his name also appeared twice on the ballot, under both the Republican Party and the Liberal Party of New York.

Don’t Abandon Ship

Many New Yorkers who voted against Mamdani may consider leaving the city. But abandoning New York now would only cede the battle and solidify socialist control over one of America’s greatest cities. If anything, this election underscores the urgent need to:

• Strengthen and organize local chapters of The John Birch Society in all five boroughs;
• Educate voters on the reality of socialism, communism, and globalism;
• Expose the destructive inflationary role of the Federal Reserve;
• Restore election integrity and implement statewide voter ID; and
• Confront the effects of mass legal and illegal immigration on the city’s rapidly transforming voter demographic.

The political transformation of New York City did not happen overnight, and it will not reverse itself on its own. Without organized opposition, the Big Apple will not be the last major American city to elect an openly socialist mayor. For the sake of New York and the country, the time to engage is now.

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