Well this was certainly unexpected. The leftist Washington Post dropped a devastating op-ed Friday by its editorial board that ripped into democratic socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and said that he would be “bad for New York.”
As we reported, the political novice won a shocking victory in Tuesday's Democrat NYC mayoral primary, beating disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo and putting himself in prime position for the November general election.
Usually the liberal rag is little more than a mouthpiece for the DNC, so to see them go after a Democrat this hard is a stunner and reveals two things: 1) Mamdani and his extremist policies are truly a danger to the Big Apple, and 2), leftists are scared right now. As I wrote earlier Friday, Mamdani could turn out to be a “big, beautiful gift” to the GOP because we can and will pound away the narrative that this guy is the new face of the Democrat party.
Even for many libs, this permanently-grinning specter with his socialist utopia visions, grand tax schemes and antisemitism is a bridge too far.
The Post agrees, and they give the entire game away in their headline: Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party.
Zohran Mamdani, son of a Marxist professor and namesake of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize winner, is too much of a communist even for the Washington Post editorial board:
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 26, 2025
"Now, a man who believes that capitalism is “theft” is in line to lead the country’s biggest city and the… pic.twitter.com/LgQLMPWE1w
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The WaPo was just getting started, saying that almost all other Democrats are “better” than Mamdani.
Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic 33-year-old who is now the front-runner to be the next mayor of New York, might seem like a breath of fresh air for a Democratic Party struggling to move past its aging establishment. In fact, New Yorkers should be worried that he would lead Gotham back to the bad old days of civic dysfunction, and Democrats should fear that he will discredit their next generation of party leaders, almost all of whom are better than this democratic socialist.
Whoa. Tell us how you really feel, WaPo.
When I read paragraphs like this next one, I feel like I’m reading RedState and not one of the most far-left outlets in the nation:
Now, a man who believes that capitalism is “theft” is in line to lead the country’s biggest city and the world’s financial capital. His signature ideas are “city-owned grocery stores,” no bus fares, freezing rent on 1 million regulated apartments and increasing the minimum wage to $30. No doubt these might strike some voters as tempting ideas. But, as with so many proposals from America’s far left, the trade-offs would hurt the people they are supposed to help.
Who are you and what have you done with the Washington Post?
The Democrats are running scared because they’re realizing that with folks like this and NY Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, they’ve gone too extreme even for themselves. Hopefully incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, running as an independent, or someone else will somehow pull a rabbit out of their hat and claim victory in November in the general election, but that wouldn't change the fact that a wild-eyed extremist got this far.
"Mayor Mamdani." It has an awful ring to it.
When you’ve lost the WaPo, you’ve really veered left off the cliff.
Washington Post Editorial Board:
— Eric Adams For Mayor (@AdamsWarRoom) June 26, 2025
“New York cannot take its greatness for granted. Mismanagement can ruin it.”https://t.co/GH2tNQK3MC
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