So many brash and contradictory assertions have been hurled at the Democrat’s shiny new mayoral candidate for New York City, Zohran Mamdani, that his nickname should be “Notorious Z.”
Is Mamdani the youthful, charismatic face of the future for the Democratic Party?
Is he a gift to the Republicans?
Is he, as some conservatives insist, a communist?
I am here to answer all questions.
A pretty basic question concerns Mamdani’s qualifications for office. He’s 33, with a degree from Bowdoin on “Africana” — which, on the face of it, doesn’t bode well for the city.
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He was an unsuccessful rapper, so at least there’s that. For the last four years, he’s been a state assemblyman from Queens with a perfectly virginal record of achievement.
In fairness, New York’s recent mayors haven’t exactly dazzled the world with their leadership.