Overview
- On Real Time, Bill Maher said New York mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani represents the Democrats’ future in a way that benefits Republicans and predicted his victory speech will feature in attack ads.
- Maher urged the party to embrace moderates, citing Abigail Spanberger and 2024 results he said showed moderates winning in Trump‑carried districts.
- He argued younger voters have embraced socialism and claimed the ideology fails in practice, invoking Venezuela as a cautionary example.
- Pointing to policy, Maher said Vermont’s push for single‑payer health care collapsed and used it to question proposals associated with Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez, and Mamdani.
- He accused the Democratic Socialists of America of radicalism on economic and social issues, even mocking its 2025 convention rules, as Fox News, the Daily Wire, and Breitbart amplified his monologue.