Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says New York Metropolis mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is a “grave threat” to Democrats throughout the U.S.
“Mamdani, as you have referenced just moments ago, is a grave threat to Democrats around the country. He could be the mayor of New York,” Phillips advised CNN’s Omar Jimenez on “Laura Coates Live.”
“I think that would be detrimental for the party. Anyone who talks about seizing the means of production or opening government-run grocery stores is at great odds with most of the country,” he added.
Some Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill have additionally raised considerations about Mamdani’s victory because the Democratic nominee for New York Metropolis’s mayor, saying him not condemning the phrase “globalize the intifada” or acknowledging Israel as a Jewish state may very well be dangerous amid a present second of rising antisemitism within the U.S.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, just lately shocked American political observers together with his win over political heavyweight and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo within the Democratic main for mayor.
“When Democrats elevate people like Mamdani — and look at him, I do not know him. I can’t — I’m not going to disparage him personally, but I can tell you, based on what I’ve read about his positions, his platform, you know, it’s nonsensical to believe that America is looking for democratic socialists around the country,” Phillips stated.
“In urban America, in some cases, they may succeed,” he added.
Mandani has stated his platform would achieve success with candidates outdoors of his metropolis.
“Do you think that is a platform that would work for other candidates running in other parts of the country?” MSNBC’s Jen Psaki requested Mamdani in an interview on “The Briefing” final month.
“Completely,’ Mamdani responded. “I feel, finally, this can be a marketing campaign about inequality. And also you don’t must stay in the costliest metropolis within the nation to have skilled that inequality, as a result of it’s a nationwide difficulty.”
The Hill has reached out to Mamdani’s marketing campaign for remark.
