Some Democrats Reportedly Freaking Out Over ‘Extremist’ Mamdani Likely Becoming Mayor Of New York City

Some Democrats are reportedly anxious over the prospect of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani winning the mayorship in New York City in one week.

Several Democrats have grown increasingly worried about the idea of Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, being elected, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The report comes just one week before New York City’s highly-anticipated Nov. 4 general election.

“It’s one thing for Republicans to use absurd attacks calling Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi socialists to scare voters,” Fernand Amandi, a longtime Democratic strategist based in Florida, told the Washington Post. “It’s another thing to use an actual socialist to scare voters about the Democrats being the party of socialists, and that’s the concern about Mamdani.”

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Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer told the Washington Post in an interview that Mamdani has “extremist views” that are not in line with the party as a whole, also saying he is worried that the GOP may highlight Mamdani as a “bogeyman” in attack advertisements ahead of the 2026 midterms.

“If we’re focused on playing defense on Mamdani, that will be a … major distraction,” Gottheimer said.