Overview
- Democrats notched marquee victories with Zohran Mamdani winning New York City’s mayoralty and Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill taking the Virginia and New Jersey governorships.
- Mediaite reported Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo, while Alternet noted Spanberger and Sherrill beat Winsome Earle-Sears and Jack Ciattarelli by comfortable margins.
- On CNN’s Election Night coverage, Scott Jennings called it a “bad night” for Democrats, labeled Mamdani an “avowed socialist,” and claimed he is “now the leader” of the party.
- Anderson Cooper and fellow panelists laughed at the assertion, with David Axelrod quipping that Mamdani was a “life raft” for Republicans “who got their asses kicked.”
- Jennings offered “condolences” to Chuck Schumer and predicted a future AOC primary challenge, while subsequent reports highlighted viewer backlash and his earlier “Islamo-Marxist” jab at Mamdani.