Bernie Sanders, Mamdani and Democratic Party
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a string of Democratic victories on Tuesday, including Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race, delivers a clear message for 2026: that voters are rejecting "Trumpism.
Vt., on Wednesday attacked Democrat leaders, claiming they did not support New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani or Senate hopeful Graham Platner in Maine.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders congratulated New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on his victory. Noting that Mamdani had started at 1% in the polls, the 84-year-old legislator lauded the progressive's victory as one of the biggest and most sudden triumphs in recent American history on social media.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is warning that America's food system is being taken over by powerful corporations, and it's squeezing out small farms while pushing prices higher for consumers. “In America today,
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who backed Zohran Mamdani, said in a social-media post that New York City’s next mayor “pulled off one of the great political upsets in modern American history.” “Yes. We CAN create a government that represents working people and not the 1%,
Sanders said Mamdani's victory provides a path forward for the Democratic Party, encouraging Democrats to follow his campaign style.
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When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. But that was before the 34-year-old democratic socialist crashed the national political scene with a stunning upset over former New York Gov.