Zohran Mamdani's upset victory in New York City puts Democratic leadership in Washington between a rock and a hard place.
On one hand, the party's progressive wing appears stronger than ever.
Its members are loudly insisting that the party learn from the tangible energy and excitement behind Mamdani's campaign as he easily swept aside Andrew Cuomo, the state's former governor, in defiance of most polling.
On the other hand, the party's centrist front line members are viscerally afraid of any association with their left-wing colleagues. And their fates matter.
But one thing even many moderates will admit is that voters just delivered basically the same message to party leadership as they did in 2024.
Unpopular, aging candidates have now been rejected twice by the Democratic electorate in as many years.
And many of the Democrats who are still aghast at the idea of labeling themselves 'democratic socialists' agree that Mamdani's laser-focused message on New York City's affordability and cost of living provided more clarity to voters than did the hollowness of Cuomo's campaign — or even the 2024 bids of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
So how do Democrats replicate that nationally in 2026 and 2028?
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