Mamdani Has Won the Primary. Now On to November.
We have a winner.
Hi, I'm Dean Chang, the editor running The New York Times's coverage of the mayoral primary. Welcome to the ninth and last edition of The Sprint. The last time I was involved in a limited-run series, viewership was so low that Bravo decided to run the last two episodes back to back on the same day.
In this edition, we'll examine some of the biggest reasons behind Zohran Mamdani's significant margin of victory in the Democratic primary, and look ahead to the general election in November.
A side note: As the primary ends, so does The Sprint. Could we be back in the fall? Stay tuned. For now, thanks for spending some time with us, including this bonus post-primary edition. (Take that, Bravo.)
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