Zohran Mamdani, the surprise Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, arrived in Washington this week to meet with national Democrats.
It’s part of the political neophyte’s outreach to Democratic voters after he pulled off a surprise victory against disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo to win the nominee for mayor. But Mamdani, an avowed socialist, did so largely without the backing of the Democratic establishment, so he needed this week to make his case with party elites.
