On this edition of Your Call, we'll find out how Zohran Mamdani beat the Democratic Party's well funded political machine in New York City’s mayoral primary by a 12-point margin.
The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist ran on a platform to freeze the rent, provide free public transportation and childcare, and tax corporations and the one percent. Organizers will tell us how they did it. What does this victory mean for the future of the Democratic Party?
Guests:
Hannah Riddle, director of candidate services for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Grace Mausser, co-chair of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America
India Walton, senior advisor for the NY Working Families Party, senior strategic organizer with RootsAction, union nurse in Buffalo, New York, and winner of Buffalo's mayoral primary in 2021