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Democrats say they need manlier candidates. Doesn’t Mamdani qualify?

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates the Knicks’ NBA title next to OG Anunoby during the championship parade on June 18, 2026, in New York City. | Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images After two successive women lost the race for president — and with the GOP increasingly claiming the testosterone-fueled “manosphere” — a lot of Democratic insiders are starting to worry the party is a bit too low-T. Even its successful new faces, like Jon Ossoff and James Talarico, might still be too soft. (This might explain why a recent Instagram post from @Democrats showed Talarico gnawing on meat.)...