Republicans push to make Mamdani the new face of the Democratic Party
Republicans wasted no time using democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City as a political cudgel to bash Democrats.As the 34-year-old state lawmaker from New York City was...
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Republicans wasted no time using democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City as a political cudgel to bash Democrats. As the 34-year-old state lawmaker from New York City was on his way to a roughly 9-point victory in Tuesday's election in the nation's most populous city, the GOP instantly took aim. "Democrats have officially handed New York City over to a self-proclaimed Communist, and hardworking families will be the ones paying the price," Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters claimed in a statement. "His election is proof that the Democrat Party has abandoned common sense and tied themselves to extremism." Since Mamdani's Democratic mayoral primary victory in June, Republicans have repeatedly aimed to make him the new face of the Democratic Party, as they work to characterize Democrats as far-left socialists. HEAD HERE FOR FOX NEWS ELECTION 2025 COVERAGE And while Mamdani's 9-point general election victory is a shot in the arm for the rise of the socialist movement, it also appears to be the political gift that keeps on giving for Republicans. House Republicans , who aim to defend their fragile majority in the chamber in next year's midterms, immediately linked Mamdani to Democrats who will likely face challenging re-election campaigns. National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Mike Marinella charged on Tuesday night that "the Democrat Party has surrendered to radical socialist Zohran Mamdani and the far-left mob who are now running the show." SOCIALIST SHOCKWAVE: ZOHRAN MAMDANI STUNS NYC AS VOTERS HAND POWER TO DEMOCRATS’ FAR-LEFT FLANK And as Fox News Digital first reported on Wednesday morning, the NRCC immediately launched digital ads linking Mamdani to House Democrats who face challenging re-elections in next year's midterms, when the GOP aims to defend its fragile majority in the chamber. "A radical left earthquake just hit America. The epicenter: New York," the narrator emphasized. The narrator argu…