Democrats were handed their latest challenge in selling themselves nationally to swing voters following the surprise first-place showing of a democratic socialist in New York City’s mayoral primary, giving Republicans their latest opening to cast the party as far left.

New York State assemblyman Zohran Mamdani stunned the country on Tuesday with his apparent victory over Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded overnight in the race to win the Democratic nomination for

Polls have closed in New York City in Tuesday’s contentious Democratic mayoral primary, which became a two-man contest between a former governor attempting a political comeback and a democratic socialist looking to boost far-left policies.