"The Kingmaker" from New York: Zohran Mamdani stirs the presidential race

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who cannot run for president due to his birth in Uganda, is working to influence the identity of the Democratic candidate in 2028 through meetings with union leaders. He fears that AOC will run for the Senate, while the radical left is trying to advance the ousting of Schumer and Jeffries from party leadership.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who cannot run for president due to his birth in Uganda, is leveraging his status as a progressive left star to influence the identity of the Democratic candidate in 2028. According to sources close to him, he is holding closed meetings with union leaders in an attempt to consolidate political power to promote a candidate from the left wing. Mamdani fears that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) will prefer to run for the Senate, which could leave the camp without an agreed candidate in the primaries. Three candidates he supported, dubbed 'mini-Mamdanis', won in the midterm elections. Meanwhile, the progressive wing is discussing the possibility of ousting Senator Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries due to their support for Israel. Mamdani himself is cautious about directly challenging the two.