The reaction of the Democrats to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says something about how lost they are as a party. When you’re embracing someone who has used the radical language he has, you may have a problem.
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As Rebecca Downs at our sister site Townhall reported, Democratic strategist Joel Payne tried to square that circle during a panel discussion on “CNN NewsNight With Abby Phillip” on Thursday:
“Democrats actually should be happy that we have folks, again, who have a wide range of appeal that are within our tent,” Payne claimed. “And you’re going to need Zohran Mamdanis and people who are moved by Zohran Mamdani as a part of a bigger Democratic coalition.”
“So, yes, he might not use the language, he might not actually line up with the agenda of every other Democrat across the country, but that’s okay. I mean, you, big tent