Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral race with about 50.4% of the vote, defeating independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
- On Fox News’ The Five, Jesse Watters called the result a “socialist takeover” and said “single women” were the driving force, describing them with stereotypes and mocking their degrees.
- A clip of the segment posted on X by user Acyn circulated widely, drawing rebukes from viewers who denounced the remarks as misogynistic.
- An SSRS voter poll reported nearly 80% of New Yorkers under 29 backed Mamdani, with strong support among 30–44-year-olds and majorities across Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Asian voters.
- Reports also noted the election made Mamdani New York’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in more than a century.