DNC chair downplays socialist–moderate rift as Mamdani’s rise has some Dems rattled

Zohran Mamdani appears to be on the verge of becoming the next mayor of the nation's most populous city.And a victory by the 34-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from New York City would capsulize the rise of the far left in the Democratic Party.While plenty of Democrats are fearful of the political consequences and how it would fuel Republican efforts to make a Mayor Mamdani the face of a Democratic Party aiming to usher in socialism, Ken Martin isn't concerned."What it shows is the great breadth of our party," the chair of the Democratic National Committee said in a one-on-one int