Is New York’s Zohran Mamdani the future of the struggling US Democrats?

Written by on October 28, 2025

Zohran Mamdani may not solve all of the beleaguered US Democrats’ problems, but the surprise front-runner in the race for New York mayor does offer hints on how to win back voters and power.
The Democrats – shut out of power in the White House and both chambers of Congress – were seen negatively by 63 per cent of US voters, according to a July poll in The Wall Street Journal, the party’s lowest approval rating in 30 years.
John Kane, a professor of political science at New York University, said…

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