Fox News' racist smears against Zohran Mamdani fail in New York mayoral race

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the Democratic primary on Tuesday night, while his chief rival, disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded. The final results will be determined after a ranked-choice count of the votes, with results expected next Tuesday, but the race has nevertheless been a major upset against not only the Democratic establishment but also the right-wing media empire of billionaire Rupert Murdoch.

Mamdani’s path to the Democratic nomination appears to be secure, and he will likely be the party’s nominee in November’s general election, where the Democratic nominee is traditionally a heavy favorite to win.

Cuomo had the support of former President Bill Clinton, Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, and many influential figures in New York City’s Democratic establishment, despite Cuomo resigning the governorship in disgrace over allegations of serial sexual misconduct and his alleged cover-up of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. A super PAC tied to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire, also spent over $25 million to bolster Cuomo.

Fox News, which is owned by Murdoch, added in to the headwinds facing Mamdani, a leftist who ran on a platform of fixing the city’s unaffordability crisis. The right-wing network barraged Mamdani with bigoted attacks over his Muslim faith—a frequent move for Murdoch’s media empire.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/25/2330018/-Fox-News-racist-smears-fail-in-New-York-mayoral-race

[Mz Pip]

1. It will be worse in the General

Though, I suspect all the ugly attacks will just motivate his supporters even more.

Doesn’t look like the attacks worked, so what makes the haters think more of the same will be any different?

[Prairie Gates]

2. There were all manner of trolls across the Internet selling that particular line, and there still are!