Overview

• DSA leaders are weighing primary challenges against House Democrats including Hakeem Jeffries, Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, Dan Goldman and Yvette Clarke following Mamdani’s upset nomination.
• Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed has rolled out Facebook ads linking his bid to Mamdani’s model with the slogan “Zohran won. Abdul is next.”
• Mamdani’s growing street-level popularity has made filming campaign videos difficult as supporters frequently interrupt his shoots for selfies and handshakes.
• President Trump has branded him a “communist lunatic” and threatened deportation despite his U.S. citizenship, and Mamdani has denounced these attacks as intimidation.
• He is headed for a November contest against incumbent Eric Adams running independently, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and potentially Andrew Cuomo if he continues an unaffiliated bid.