Zohran Mamdani’s rise should teach NYC’s non-radicals to invest in the long game

Source: New York Post
by staff

“Now that tossing $25 million into last-minute spending to promote Andrew Cuomo failed utterly to stop pro-Intifada, anti-cop socialist Zohran Mamdani from winning the Democratic mayoral primary, perhaps New York business leaders will finally realize that political ‘investment’ requires an eye on the long game, and fostering an entire infrastructure that can produce credible centrists candidates. ‘Crying over Mamdani is, as they say, a bit rich when it comes from the rich,’ snarked The Post’s Charles Gasparino, since the ‘city’s business class sat idly by’ as the local left grew ever more powerful. New York magazine’s Errol Louis was even more on-point: ‘The same people dumping millions into last-minute attack ads should have been investing time and money to recruit, educate, and encourage young leaders.'” (06/28/25)

https://nypost.com/2025/06/28/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-rise-should-teach-nycs-non-radicals-to-invest-in-the-long-game/