NYC voters embrace democratic socialism as AOC, Sanders stump for Mamdani
Several New York City voters, who spoke to Fox News Digital at a Sunday rally, said New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are...
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Several New York City voters, who spoke to Fox News Digital at a Sunday rally, said New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., are the future of the Democratic Party. Thousands of voters gathered at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Sunday for the "New York is Not for Sale" rally in support of Mamdani, the 34-year-old self-identified democratic socialist and frontrunner in the race for Gracie Mansion. Flanked by Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt., the trio of democratic socialists rallied the large crowd on the first weekend of early voting in the city. "There's going to be no party unless they are the future," Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo, an immigration lawyer who lives in Ocasio-Cortez's district in Jackson Heights, Queens, told Fox News Digital. When asked if she identifies as a democratic socialist, like Mamdani, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders, O'Doherty-Naranjo said, "DSA all the way." PROGRESSIVE POWER PLAYERS RALLY VOTERS FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI AS EARLY VOTING KICKS OFF IN NYC MAYORAL RACE Mamdani is a member of New York City's chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. The DSA has endorsed his candidacy and some of its members delivered remarks during the star-studded rally on Sunday. BERNIE SANDERS, ZOHRAN MAMDANI TEAM UP TO 'FIGHT OLIGARCHY' IN NYC Hallie, who lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn, said she supports Mamdani for the "obvious reasons," including representing "every New Yorker " with his commitment to affordability and safety. She said that Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez are "absolutely" the future of the Democratic Party and that his candidacy gives her hope. "I feel like that's very clear with the turnout for this election, for the primaries , and just like seeing the people that are here filling a stadium just to support him, I think that's a big indication of the future," Hallie said. More than 10,000 supporters packed into Forest Hills Stadium on Sunday, according to the Mamdani campaign.…