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Yahoo
14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
2028 Dem frontrunner beating Kamala Harris has 0% Black support, poll finds
It's still years away from the 2028 Democratic presidential primary but a new poll finds that voters don't see Former Vice President Kamala Harris as their top pick. A poll from Emerson College released Friday found that former South Bend Mayor and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the number one choice for Democratic primary voters in a hypothetical race. Among respondents who identify as Democratic primary voters, 16% said that they would support Buttigieg, while 13% said they would choose Harris as the nominee. But the poll identified a potential problem for Buttigeig when Primary time comes around: he had 0% support from Black voters. This isn't the first time Buttigieg has led a 2028 poll of Democratic candidates. A poll released by Atlas Intel on May 30 found Buttigieg as the top candidate among Democratic primary voters. The third most popular pick for Democrats is Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, at 12%, followed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, at 7% each, according to the poll. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, who ran and lost in both the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries for president ranked fifth, with 5% of voters saying they would support the 83-year-old senator. While the Emerson poll finds Buttigieg as the front-runner in a hypothetical matchup, the largest group of Democrats polled — 23% — were undecided about who they would choose to run for president. The candidate who polled best among Black voters is Kamala Harris, with 30.1% of respondents indicating their support for her, according to the poll Harris also performed well among voters with a high school education or less, with 23.9% of voters in that category backing her — more than any other Democratic candidate. Buttigieg, meanwhile, performed best among white voters (22.1%) and college graduates (20.1%). He also led among voters who have a vocational/technical school education (12.7%), among those with an associate degree (18.5%), and among those with a postgraduate education or higher (12.7%) In terms of Black voters, the poll found Buttigieg earning 0% support. Newsom, the third most popular pick among Democrats, did best among Latino voters (21.1%) and Asian voters (13.4%), according to the poll. Buttigieg also performed best among middle-aged voters. He was the favorite among voters aged 40-49 years old (15.2%) and those aged 50-59 years old (21.2%). He was also popular among voters aged 70 and older (20%). Among voters aged 60-69, Newsom was the leader, with 18.3% of respondents in that age range supporting the California governor. Among voters aged 18-29, Ocasio-Cortez was the most popular choice, with 22.7% of voters backing the New York congresswoman. Harris was the most popular among those aged 30-39, with 18.7% saying they would back her in a presidential campaign. The Emerson College poll was conducted from June 24 to 25, 2025. There were 404 people who answered the questions about Democratic candidates. Trump admin appeals federal judge's decision rejecting ban of foreign Harvard students Chicopee's next budget is 6% hike from this year. Here's where spending has increased Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on technology firms Mass. lawmakers get a deal; gun for first on-time (ish) state budget in years 'You have been the worst': Secretary Hegseth blasts former Fox colleague Read the original article on MassLive.
Newsweek
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Bernie Sanders Warns Establishment 'In Panic' After Zohran Mamdani Win
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, warned that establishment lawmakers are "in panic" over Assemblyman and New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's primary win on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Mamdani's campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) via email for comment Friday. Why It Matters Mamdani, a democratic socialist, clinched the first-round vote in the New York City mayoral primary race against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo—43.5 percent to 36.4 percent. Mamdani's triumph, built on promises like free city bus rides, free childcare, and city-owned grocery stores, has magnified internal rifts within the Democratic Party The assemblyman ultimately landed the backing of key lawmakers like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, and Sanders but was largely unknown to New Yorkers when he announced his intent to run, per the Associated Press (AP). The assemblyman's win could trigger panic buttons for senators like Chuck Schumer of New York and other Democratic establishment leaders alike, as some pollsters argue that Ocasio-Cortez could potentially challenge Schumer's Senate seat. National implications are profound, as similar progressive insurgencies have reshaped electoral strategies—giving credit to politicians like Ocasio-Cortez who harnessed grassroots support and social media engagement to challenge entrenched powers in the Democratic Party. Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, is seen on June 25 in Washington, D.C. Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, is seen on June 25 in Washington, To Know Mamdani's stunning win represents a changing of the guard of sorts as establishment Democrats like Schumer highlighted Mamdani's win on social media but did not endorse him. Similarly, New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul was asked about backing Mamdani in the general election on Thursday but sidestepped directly endorsing him. The democratic socialist's platform could alienate centrist Democrats and independents critical in pushing him past the finish line in November. Key platform differences represent a glaring elephant in the room—like Mamdani's call to implement the Department of Community Safety, if elected. The department would place outreach workers in subway stations, a stark difference from Hochul's position of partnering with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to ensure safety for New Yorkers. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, Sanders noted the divide within the party and wrote: "Mamdani won. The establishment is in panic. Billionaires are raising money against him; Trump is ranting; Islamophobes are on the loose. They know what we know: Candidates who stand boldly with the working class can win not only in NYC, but anywhere. Let's stand with Zohran." In an opinion piece published in The Guardian on Friday, Sanders took a swipe at Democratic leadership saying in part, "Will the current Democratic party leadership learn the lessons of the Mamdani campaign? Probably not. Too many of them would rather be the captains on a sinking Titanic, rather than change course." Sanders added that the Democrat's future will not be determined by current leadership but by "the working class of this country." New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a New York Democrat, speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24 in Long Island City, New York. New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a New York Democrat, speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24 in Long Island City, New York. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images What People Are Saying Grant Reeher, professor of political science at Syracuse University, to Newsweek via email Friday in part: "I'm not sure 'panic' is the right response, but I can see how this could blowback on Democrats at the national level, or in places beyond NYC. I'm surprised just how left these Democratic voters—even granted that they are primary voters in NYC—were willing to go at the ballot box. Republicans can point to this to validate their claims that the Democratic Party cannot be trusted not to lurch too far to the left. 'See what they do when left to their own devices,' that kind of argument." Reeher later added: "If I were a Republican strategist, I'd be telling my clients to soft-pedal their criticism of Mamdani right now—let the process play out and let him get elected. That would help the Republican brand more than anything else." Senator Bernie Sanders in part when asked if older Democrats should be worried about being primaried in a question and answer with Politico Magazine published Wednesday: "I think they have a lesson to learn, and whether or not they will, I have my doubts. If you look at the dynamics of this campaign, what you have is older folks voting for Cuomo, the billionaire class putting in millions of dollars into Cuomo, all of the old-time establishment candidates and politicians supporting Cuomo, and he lost." Sanders added: "So either you learn a lesson that says, hmm, the other guy, Mamdani, got young people excited. He got young men excited. He created a strong grassroots movement." President Donald Trump, a New York native, on Truth Social on Wednesday: "It's finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor." He continued: "We've had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous. He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he's not very smart, he's got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him, and even our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, is groveling over him. Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!" X account "The Democrats" wrote on Wednesday: "Congratulations, @ZohranKMamdani! Onward to November." What Happens Next? The New York City mayoral election will now continue to ranked-choice voting, as no candidate received a majority of the vote earlier this week.
Fox News
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Mamdani's political earthquake rocks Democrats, dividing party on path forward
For Republicans, the reaction to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory this week in New York City's Democratic Party primary for mayor was simple. They attacked the Ugandan-born 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens, who took a major step toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city, as an extremist and anchored him to Democrats across the country ahead of next year's midterm elections. The attacks stretched from down ballot on the campaign trail all the way up to the White House, with President Donald Trump claiming that Mamdani was "a 100% Communist Lunatic." For Democrats, it's more complicated. Mamdani shocked the political world, topping former three-term Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the rest of the 11-candidate field in the Democratic mayoral primary. Cuomo, who resigned from office in 2021 amid multiple scandals, was aiming for a political comeback. Once a longshot, Mamdani closed the gap with frontrunner Cuomo during the final stretch of the primary race thanks to an energetic campaign that focused in great part on New York City's high cost of living. Endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive rock star and New York City's most prominent leader on the left, and by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential runner-up nominee, helped Mamdani consolidate support on the left. And Mamdani, thanks in part to the efforts of a massive grassroots army of volunteers and his campaign's creative use of social media, rode a wave of support from younger and progressive voters to catapult himself into first place. New York City's mayoral primary campaign played out as the Democratic Party works to escape from the political wilderness after last year's elections, when the party lost control of the White House and the Senate majority and failed to win back control of the House from the GOP. It also came as the party works to resist Trump's sweeping and controversial second-term agenda. And Mamdani's victory adds more fuel to the longstanding showdowns in the Democratic Party, between the progressive left and the more moderate establishment and centrists, and, to a degree – between young versus old. Veteran Democratic strategist Lauren Hitt, who in the mayoral race advised a super PAC opposing Cuomo, told Fox News that Mamdani's victory was a "clear rejection of the old guard." And Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Stephanie Taylor told Fox News that Mamdani's "victory shows that a new direction for the Democratic Party is possible — a future of dynamic candidates who appeal to young and working-class voters with a platform that fights for people, not corporations," Taylor said. Pointing to endorsements of Cuomo earlier this month by former President Bill Clinton and former three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, she charged that "the old guard establishment of the Democratic Party, fueled by billionaires, did everything they could to defeat Mamdani – and they failed. They continue being wrong about everything, and they need to get out of the way and let a new generation lead." Matt Bennett, executive vice president for the moderate Democrat-aligned group the Third Way, acknowledged that Mamdani "focused on affordability," which he said is "great." Bennett added Mamdani is "young, charismatic, a great communicator. All that is great. We want to see that." But Bennett told Fox News "the problem is he has the wrong prescription." On the primary campaign trail, Mamdani proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, making City University of New York "tuition-free," freezing rents on municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to age 5 and setting up government-run grocery stores. And in a CNN interview Thursday night, he said, "I have many critiques of capitalism. … There must be a better distribution of wealth for all of God's children in this country." Bennett noted that "Republicans are already weaponizing" Mamdani's primary victory to take aim "against other Democrats." Veteran Republican strategist Colin Reed told Fox News Mamdani's win is "a messaging nightmare that's going to unfold in real time from now until the midterms." But Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida doesn't think what happened in heavily blue New York City will resonate in crucial swing districts, like his seat. "I think the idea that you can extrapolate what happened there and roll that out to 49 other states, to the suburbs, the politics are very different," Moskowitz told reporters on Capitol Hill this week. And Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York, who represents a suburban swing district that also includes a sliver of New York City, took to social media to say he "had serious concerns about Assemblyman Mamdani" before the primary. "Those concerns remain," Suozzi said.
Washington Post
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
The generational shift coming for Democrats
The generational shift coming for Democrats Democratic socialism has notched another victory. Zohran Mamdani's win over the establishment is just the latest in a line of self-proclaimed socialist candidates who've been invading the Democratic Party for the past decade. See: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But are people actually drawn to the policies and ideology of socialism, or is it about something else? Molly Roberts, Drew Goins and Philip Bump discuss what Mamdani's victory tells us about the power of young voters.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
5 things to watch in New York's primaries
Voters across New York are heading to the polls on Tuesday for primaries across the state, but most of the attention will be on New York City for its Democratic mayoral primary. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has for months seemed to be in a strong position to mount what at one time would've been considered an unlikely political comeback as the clear front-runner in the field. But state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, who's sought to coalesce progressive opposition behind his candidacy as the Cuomo alternative, is hoping to pull off a major upset as polls suggest momentum is on his side. Several other races with high-profile individuals are also taking place in the city. Here are five things to watch for in New York's Tuesday primaries: For much of the race, the story of New York City's Democratic primary has been Cuomo's march back to political relevance. But the narrative has shifted in recent weeks, with Mamdani, a democratic socialist with the backing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), gaining in the polls. An Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey released Monday showed Mamdani virtually tied with Cuomo, and beating him in the final round of a ranked-choice simulation. A victory by Mamdani would be a stunning upset for a candidate who was basically unknown to most voters just a few months ago. It would also be the latest setback for Cuomo, who resigned from his position as New York governor in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations and reports that his administration undercounted nursing home deaths during the pandemic. Cuomo still enters Tuesday as the likely favorite. He recently scored an endorsement from influential Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), and The New York Times editorial board last week urged voters not to support Mamdani. But Mamdani appears to have momentum on his side in a city that last delivered a stunning primary upset in 2018, when Ocasio-Cortez ousted former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.). While most candidates in primaries usually declare their support for the party nominee, the Democratic mayoral primary has become increasingly fiery. A few candidates have strategically cross-endorsed as a way to influence their supporters to include candidates on their ballots more ideologically similar to them, or candidates who are at least more desirable alternatives. Several candidates pounced on Cuomo during the two mayoral debates. The 'Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor' campaign, or DREAM, formed to call on voters and candidates to back anyone except Cuomo. And both Cuomo and Mamdani may have an opportunity to face each other again in November regardless of who wins the nomination. In May, Cuomo formed his own separate party line to run in the general election, called the Fight and Deliver Party, saying he wanted to form the largest coalition possible outside the Democratic brand. He's likely to be a choice in November regardless of Tuesday's result. Mamdani also could have another avenue to stay in the race through the Working Families Party, a smaller left-wing party that has ballot access in the general election. The party called on voters to rank Mamdani first, but it's also indicated interest in nominating another candidate if Cuomo wins the Democratic nomination. Party leaders haven't said whom they would choose, but Mamdani would have a strong case for it to be him. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is facing voters a year after he oversaw the first successful criminal prosecution of a former president, securing a conviction of President Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The case became a lightning rod in the 2024 presidential race as Trump railed against what he claimed was a politically motivated prosecution. A former federal prosecutor who became the first Black person to hold the office, Bragg called for not prosecuting lower-level nonviolent crimes during his first campaign and ushered in progressive policies, though he's taken some criticism from progressives over accusations of shying away from some of those proposals. Bragg has touted declining statistics on shootings and crimes like robberies and assaults, but he's facing a primary challenge from Patrick Timmins, a former prosecutor in the Bronx. One internal poll for Bragg showed him well ahead of Timmins, but Timmins expressed optimism about his chances of winning as his name identification increases. Two decades after his conviction was vacated, Raymond Santana is attempting to become the second member of the group of five Black and Latino men known as the Central Park Five to be elected to the New York City Council. Santana is running for the Democratic nomination for Council District 8, seeking to join Council member Yusef Salaam, who was elected in 2023. Salaam, Santana and three others were convicted of charges stemming from an assault on a white jogger in Central Park in 1989. Their convictions were thrown out in 2002 after the real culprit confessed and DNA evidence proved their innocence. Santana is facing a crowded primary to succeed outgoing Council member Diana Ayala, who is term limited. Acting Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon ascended to the position in October after his predecessor, Byron Brown, stepped down to become CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting, a public corporation for horse race wagering. Scanlon was the architect of Brown's successful 2021 write-in campaign after Brown lost the Democratic nomination to a left-wing challenger, and now he's trying to win the primary in his own right against a few candidates, most notably New York state Sen. Sean Ryan (D). Scanlon appears to be facing a bit of an uphill battle as Ryan secured the endorsements of the Erie County Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. Ryan's also kept pace with Scanlon's fundraising and spending, both raking in significant donations. The county party endorsement caused significant controversy over allegations that the party chair would be appointed to Ryan's state Senate seat if Ryan became mayor. The chair has denied this. Issues of city finances and infrastructure have played a central role in the race, which includes three other candidates. Scanlon has already filed to run as an independent in the general election, while Ryan has the Working Families Party nomination, making a November rematch likely. But winning the Democratic nomination would certainly be an advantage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
