Charles Payne Says ‘Pampered’ And ‘Entitled Folks’ Were Key To Zohran Mamdani’s Win

Fox Business’ Charles Payne on Wednesday said that a large portion of Democratic New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s supporters were “pampered” and “entitled” young people.

Exit polls showed that Mamdani fared better with voters earning more than $100,000 a year than those making less than $30,000. Payne stated on “America Reports” that elite young people, rather than the working class, were the ones who supported Mamdani after they believed they could make six figures right out of college.

“What I find interesting about this, particularly the screen you have before this with the affordabilitystuff, the poorest people in New York City, people who dropped out of high school, peoplewith only high school diploma, they didn’t vote for Mamdani,” Payne said. “You know, it’s being it’s being characterized as, well, free, it was freebie stuff. This was an election about pampered, the most elite, pampered, entitled folks out there, recent college grads who thought they would walk into a six-figure job when they movedto New York City, and they’re not.The poor people who are struggling to make a day-to-day overwhelmingly voted for Cuomo. That’s one of the ironies of this thing.” 

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Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo won the demographic making less than $30,000 against Mamdani by a 48% to 42% margin, according to a CNN exit poll. New Yorkers earning between $100,000 and $199,999 supported Mamdani 55% to 37%, and Mamdani won those earning $200,000 and $299,999 by 49% to 44% against Cuomo.