Last night, New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City's mayoral primary election, defeating former governor and political dynast Andrew Cuomo and an opposition backed by billionaire-funded interest groups and an antagonistic press.
Some might argue that Mamdani—a 33-year old Muslim immigrant and democratic socialist—achieved a surprising victory by pitching a bold and progressive platform, offering an energizing alternative for an electorate that's been forced to endure an entrenched political establishment's endless lethargic appeals to an imaginary moderate center. But thanks to a tweet that started circulating on X earlier today, we now know the full story. The real story.
