Is Zohran Mamdani Really the Anointed One? Part I

 By Rich Kozlovich

 

Normally, as a result of how heavily New York City is infested with leftist Democrats anyone who wins the Democrat primary in New York City will be the next mayor of New York City, and since Zohran Mamdani won, he's already been anointed by the left and their catspaws in the Pravda media, and he's been acting as if his anointing has been confirmed.  Only it hasn't .... at least not yet.  The Democrat primary isn't the election, so let's take a look a Zohran Mamdani, and the stuff that's not being reported.

Ben Shapiro reported saying:

They did it they finally did it. Those maniacs. They blew it up. As New Yorkers walk dazed through the streets of the world's greatest city, seeking perhaps the half-buried Statue of Liberty lying beneath the silent sands of a deserted beach in the Forbidden Zone, one thing has become clear: The young revolutionaries of the Democratic Party are ready to take control of their party's future. 

And there's hardly anyone left to stop them. On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Ugandan-born trust fund baby -- the scion of a Columbia University post-colonialism professor and an Oscar-nominated Hollywood director -- won a stunning Democratic primary victory over disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani immediately declared that he would be running against "billionaires" in order to preserve "democracy." In Socialist-speak, this means that he will propose massive rent freeze regulations, city-owned grocery stores and a bevy of free goods that would make a child running for fifth-grade president blush.

Is Mamdani the new leader of the Democrat party?  Well, Shapiro isn't alone in that assessment, as Alex Marlow is calling Zohran Mamdani the Democrats new leader, and for the same reason, the core base of the party is just as radical as Mamdani. Marlow went on to say no one can win a Democrat primary without debasing themselves.  Their positions must be the most radical or they can't survive the primaries.  “Democrats are going to have to embarrass themselves in order to pander to their voters…they will have to humiliate themselves, debase and degrade themselves in order to get through their own primaries.”  In Mamdani's case, he's not debasing himself at all.  He's a true believer in leftist insanity.  

 

Tim Donner calls this a Democrat dumpster fire, Robin Itzler says, and I think rightfully so, New York’s Big Apple could be replaced with a hammer and sickle.  New York is a mess, but the voters choice to fix it is a radical choice by jumping from the frying pan deep into the fire. 

 

However, Derek Hunter is all in favor of a Mamdani mayoralty since it will help New York City to  kill itself, since the only cure for NYC is: 

 

A total "embrace of socialist/fascist/communist policies (and there isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between the three) will ween those people off their addiction to seeking government to solve their problems/improve their lives. Let it die, and let them choke on whatever damage and harm to people it does along the way".  

 

And make sure the federal government in no way bails them out.  Let's face it, even though the Democrat leadership  may think this man's positions make the Democrat party unelectable outside of places like NYC, they're going to embrace him and declare he's good and Donald Trump is bad.  Why? Because that's all they have, and his policies are the policies the base embraces.  

 

The Democrats defense of Mamdani, a true radical, is on autopilot being endorsed by Clinton and De Blasio. Wow! Imagine that. Did I mention profane?  Democrats having no filter on their thoughts or expressions, all of which are stupid, many of which are profane.   Any criticism of him is automatically racist, xenophobic, and Islamophobic because Stephen Miller noted "NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration.”  The Dem Congressman's responses?  He tells Jewish Stephen Miller to go back to 1930's Germany calling him a racist f..k.   

 

Well, is it racist, Islamophobic or xenophobic to point out there's a Muslim visa specialist in U.S. State Department who "helps illegal aliens avoid deportation".  And why? Because he says, " ‘f**k Americans, f**k Israel. I hate [Israelis] to death".  Yet he’s an American government bureaucrat. 

 

Islamophobia doesn't exist.  A phobia is an unnatural fear, and almost 1500 years of history, incontestable history, has made it clear there's justification to fear Islam, and is in no way unnatural, and the same holds true of xenophobia.  The fact is when you elect the third world, you get the third world and the Nitwit Brigade is rejoicing claiming he's  ‘A New Hope’.  

 

Who is this "New Hope"? 

Rep. Andy Ogles is requesting the Justice Department run an investigation into "credible concerns that he may have obtained citizenship under false pretenses, including sympathies for convicted terrorists.

"Mamdani is an antisemite"..... "who doesn't believe Israel has a right to exist"...., "a socialist/communist openly expressed solidarity with the Holy Land Foundation Five — a group convicted in 2008 for funneling millions to Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization responsible for countless civilian deaths.  That public support for convicted terrorists — voiced before Mamdani became a U.S. citizen — may constitute a willful misrepresentation or concealment of terrorist sympathies during his naturalization process..... refused to denounce the pro-terrorist slogan “Globalize the Intifada,” a radical chant used in recent leftist street protests calling for violent uprisings worldwide — including on U.S. soil..... [and] reasonably suggests underlying conduct relevant to eligibility for naturalization.

If an individual publicly glorifies a group convicted of financing terrorism, it is entirely appropriate for federal authorities to inquire whether that individual engaged in non-public forms of support such as organizational affiliation, fundraising, or advocacy-that would have required disclosure on Form N-400 or during a naturalization interview.......has recently refused opportunities to reject the pro-terrorist rallying cry to “globalize the intifada” — a call to expand violent attacks on civilians to the United States and around the world....[his] admiration for individuals convicted of supporting terrorism, a troubling pattern emerges that warrants formal scrutiny............Deliberate concealment of relevant associations may may constitute a material misrepresentation sufficient to support de-naturalization under federal law.

The Editorial Board at Insights & Issues says this of blue state socialism: You Wanted It, Now You Get It … Good And Hard 

Faced with the failure of their policies, far-left and outright socialist Democrats in blue-state America are doubling down. Whether it’s New York, California or Midwestern leftist havens Minnesota and Illinois, the socialist model will bring only more failure and misery to its citizens. And, because they voted for it, they’ll get what they deserve.

We’re not gloating here. The Democratic Party was once a serious political group that  based its popularity on appealing to centrist blue-collar working class Americans and moderate urban liberals. The extreme left was largely, though not entirely, marginalized.  Today, that’s sadly no longer true. ...........Under its leftist leadership, California is losing hundreds of thousands of its most productive citizens, not to mention hundreds of its most innovative firms. All are fed up with the state’s insane DEI culture, heavy regulations, and super-high taxes..........

Zohran Wants to Make the USA Uganda - New York City, especially the purple-haired people, are allegedly agog about the new sensation, communist anarchist Islamist Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Uganda. He’s excited about himself too and wants his  third world-style ideology to spread with the Democrat banner.  “Absolutely,” he blathered, “I think ultimately, this is a campaign about inequality, and you don’t have to live in the most expensive city in the country to have experienced that inequality, because it’s a national issue.”....

Which I would suppose that includes promoting his brand of Islam (there are a lot of brands of Islam which is why there's unending violence in those nations) that believes there's a 1200-year-old final ‘prophet’ who is going to come out of hiding and spread Islam worldwide.  And no one has asked him if he actually believes that.  Imagine that, are you as shocked at that as I am? 

Mamdani wants to spend $65 million on sex change drugs and surgeries for minors and adults if elected.  He wants to ban all guns, dismantle the police, abolish prisons, freeze rents, punish bad landlords (which I have no objection to except they will define what's bad), more affordable housing, free bus fare, free childcare, much higher taxes on the wealthy and big corporations, raise the minimum wage to $30.00 an hour, expand health care services, and “create a a network of city owned grocery stores focused on keeping prices low, not making a profit.” The mission will be to offer  lower prices, and no price gouging.   

Well, historically that's been an abject failure in every possible way, and everywhere, as the linked article shows.  Another demonstration of his lack of practical experience, and stunningly little knowledge.  What's the percent of profit in a successful grocery store?  One percent!  Wow! Price gouging?  What's the overall percentage the state of New York confiscates in  income taxes?  It runs from  4% to 10.9%, and another 3.078% to 3.876% in local taxes.  Does anyone really think they're worth it?  

The owner of one of New York's largest grocery chains (if I recall they've been in business in NYC for 100 years) says if Mamdani is elected he's going to either close or sell all of his stores.   Is it any wonder Donald Trump calls him a communist lunatic?

Well, there's resistance to this nitwit.  Even rapper 50 Cent, a native New Yorker wants this carpetbagger from Uganda to leave and he's putting his money where his mouth is. 

NYC's Wealthiest Revolt Against Mamdani Candidacy -It's safe to say that Wall Street is not thrilled that a democratic socialist has won the Democratic primary to be the next mayor. In the wake of Zohran Mamdani's upset victory over Andrew Cuomo, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted a lengthy plea for a viable independent candidate to emerge ASAP, reports Fortune. Any such candidate's campaign would get an immediate cash infusion, he writes.  "Importantly, there are hundreds of millions of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight (believe me, I am in the text strings and the WhatsApp groups) so that a great alternative candidate won't spend any time raising funds.".....

And as I said, he won the Democrat primary, he hasn't won the election and there are other candidates.  Although he humiliated Cuomo in the primary I have to keep coming back to the fact  only 5% of New Yorkers voted for Mamdani, and it appears Cuomo will still appear on the ballot.  Mayor Adams has launched his bid for re-election as an independent, saying: 

 “It’s a choice between a candidate with a blue collar and one with a suit and a silver spoon...... "a snake oil salesman who would say and do anything to get elected," 

Then there's the Republican "nominee", Curtis Sliwa.  The trouble with Curtis Sliwa is he's not really a politician, and doesn't have an organization behind him, including the Republicans who don't even have a primary and just anoint him as their candidate.  That's not a good sign.  Without an organization beating the drum 24/7 between elections highlighting policy differences, there's no chance for an election upset.   However, it appears Mamdani, who has already been anointed as mayor of NYC by everyone, only got around 5% of the votes of NYC's voting public.  Cuomo will still will be on the ballot and Mayor Eric Adams as officially launched his bid as an independent.

What does the other 95% of NYC's voting public think about all of this?  His anointing may have been just a little premature, but we'll see, since even these provably bad choices are better than Mamdani.   

The Democrat party and the left in general is in deep trouble.  They're leaderless, rudderless, uninspired and a bunch of rude, incoherent, ranting, obnoxious disruptive whiners with no solutions other that Trump is Bad as a platform.

Can the left reform?  I think asking the left to reform is like asking Islam to reform. If they reform, they don’t exist. The foundational moral values on of both leftism and Islam are hate, greed, envy, lust, violence, and an insane desire to accumulate so much power they can control everyone’s life in the minutest detail, and kill any who resists without consequence. That’s leftism and Islam in all off their manifestations, both striving to see which can claim the title of world’s greatest mass murderer.

Update, 2:45 PM:  My Take:  This lends credibility to the idea the other 95% of New York  City voters may not choose this carpetbagger. RK

•  A story out of Iowa explains why college grads were instrumental in Mamdani’s NYC victory, By Andrea Widburg - One of the facts that instantly emerged from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the mayoral Democrat party primaries in New York City is that he was pushed over the top, not by working-class people, minorities, or immigrants. Instead, his victory came from the college crowd......That’s it. In a nutshell, that explains why New York’s barista class voted for a Muslim-Marxist antisemite. This is what academia has become: A haven for aberrant people to engage in endless leftist mental masturbation......

Update, 9:39 PM:    

• New York City Mayoral Candidate Wants to Raise Taxes – On White People - Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to increase taxes on white people as part of his plan to make the city more closely resemble China..

Update, 6/28/25:  

• Whoa! WaPo Drops Blistering Op-Ed on Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani - Well this was certainly unexpected. The leftist Washington Post dropped a devastating op-ed Friday by its editorial board that ripped into democratic socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and said that he would be “bad for New York.”.........Zohran Mamdani, son of a Marxist professor and namesake of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize winner, is too much of a communist even for the Washington Post editorial board:.....Even for many libs, this permanently-grinning specter with his socialist utopia visions, grand tax schemes and antisemitism is a bridge too far.  The Post agrees, and they give the entire game away in their headline: Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party..............

Update, 6/29, 25 

• Mamdani: Ban All Guns Except Those of Hamas - “We need to ban all guns,” Zohran Mamdani tweeted. But Mamdani appeared at a Brooklyn hate mosque where the Imam had prayed for the success of Hamas........ “Oh Allah, grant victory to our mujahideen (Jihadist) brothers in Palestine,” he prayed to his religion’s deity and hailed the Hamas terrorists who were “holding out, steadfast, after 316 days? 316 days! We ask Allah to make them strong and guide their shooting.” So I guess Mamdani wants to ban all guns… except those held by Hamas. That’s gun control. The Islamic way..........
• Quote of the day  - I think I will have more to say about Zohran Mamdani when I can compile something close to the full lineup of his egregious positions. Today I yield to Tim Kelly — a former Minneapolis attorney who has moved out of the state in retirement. After serving as a platoon leader in Vietnam, he attended the University of Minnesota Law School, clerked on the Supreme Court for Chief Justice Burger.............
• Communist NYC Mayoral Candidate Says “I Don’t Think We Should Have Billionaires” – Doubles Down on Targeting ‘Whiter Neighborhoods’ with Higher Taxes - Zohran Mamdani has proudly stated he plans to fund his radical transformation of the city if he is elected: he will hike property taxes for “richer and whiter neighborhoods.”...... he doubled down on the race-based approach to paying for his radical agenda, although he tried to suggest his proposal was  “not driven by race.”..... It’s more of an assessment of what neighborhoods are being under-taxed versus over-taxed,” ........“I don’t think that we should have billionaires, frankly.”.....
• Veteran NYPD Officers Signal Exodus if Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor - Veteran NYPD officers are signaling a possible exodus if radical socialist Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City.  Although Zohran Mamdani claims he will not “defund the police” or shrink their workforce, veteran officers are not buying the sudden, politically motivated reversal of his prior positions.  Experts worry that, with crime spiraling and a potential mass exodus of police, the city would face a total breakdown in public safety should he be elected.  During the 2020 protests following George Floyd’s death, Mamdani explicitly advocated for defunding the NYPD.  .............
•  9/11 Forgotten – NYC Poised to Elect Muslim Communist as Mayor - New York City has evidently forgotten all about the horrors of 9/11. New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani just won the Democratic nomination for the mayoral election after disgraced Andrew Cuomo conceded. He is a radical Muslim communist, and if elected (which is almost a certainty), he will finish off the Big Apple. New York City has evidently forgotten all about the horrors of 9/11. New York State Assembly member Zohran  Mamdani just won the Democratic nomination for the mayoral election after disgraced Andrew Cuomo conceded. He is a radical Muslim communist, and if elected (which is almost a certainty), he will finish off the Big Apple...........
•  Islamic Communist Zohran Mamdani Funded by Shadowy David Hogg PAC - Few realize that one of Islamic communist Zohran Mamdani’s largest backers was a little-known PAC called “Leaders We Deserve,” spearheaded by leftist, anti-gun antagonist David Hogg and Kevin Lata, Rep. Maxwell Frost’s (D-FL) former campaign manager.  Few realize that one of Islamic communist Zohran Mamdani’s largest backers was a little-known PAC called “Leaders We Deserve,” spearheaded by leftist, anti-gun antagonist David Hogg and Kevin Lata, Rep. Maxwell Frost’s (D-FL) former campaign manager........ Touted on their site “as a grassroots organization dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and State Legislatures across the country to help defeat the far-right agenda and advance a progressive vision for the future,” it appears to be a communist organization that is recruiting young voters to further Marxism.

Update, 6/30/25:

• Tens of Thousands of “New Voters” Registered to Vote for Mamdani - These numbers are not natural. The New York Times has a shallow cheerleading article about where Zohram Mamdani’s votes came from. As I already pointed out, Mamdani benefited from low turnout below 30% and won the vote of some 5% of New Yorkers. But the Times has some interesting figures in this chart. Mr. Mamdani’s campaign had focused on registering voters, and he also appears to have drawn thousands of voters to the primary who did not vote four years ago.  Those are pretty incredible numbers. 40,000 voters would make up nearly 10% of Mamdani’s totals. Who are these new voters?...............
• We’ve talked about Zohran Mamdani’s leftism; let’s talk about his Islamism now- Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat party’s candidate for mayor of New York, has attracted attention for the fact that he’s a hardcore communist. However, his religious beliefs deserve some attention, too. First, there’s the fact that he’s a Shia Muslim who is affiliated with the Twelver Branch that drives the Iranian mullahs. Back in 2006, the late Bernard Lewis wrote about this ideology when he explained why the mullahs are not necessarily amenable to the doctrine of mutually assured destruction:...........
• If Mamdani wins, NYC’s police have no intention of dying in the name of social justice.- Zohran Mamdani, the Marxist-Muslim tapped as the leading candidate to become New York City’s next mayor, does not believe in the police. Instead, he believes in social workers. The police, in turn, do not believe in being handcuffed in their duties and exposed to a high risk of death in a city that no longer allows them to do their jobs. If Mamdani wins, they’re saying, they walk. In the lead-up to the New York City Democrat mayoral primary, Mamdani was very clear about his desire to rid New York City of the troublesome plague of active policing. Instead, he plans to shift the focus to social workers (which was, as you may recall, one of the promises of the “Defund the Police” movement). Jacobin, the hard left outlet, describes his plan in the most glowing terms:.........