Mamdani warns of 'withering faith' in democracy to deliver for working class

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani warned of a withering faith in democracy to deliver for working-class Americans in a new interview with Time Magazine Democracy is not just under attack from authoritarianism from the outside Mamdani notified Time Magazine It s also under attack from a withering faith on the inside of its ability to deliver on these material challenges in working-class people s lives Mamdani a democratic socialist won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary and has previously called for city-run grocery stores and defunding the police Mamdani also spoke to Time about the Democratic Party's struggles THE PLOT TO STOP MAMDANI DEMOCRATS SCRAMBLE TO BLOCK FAR-LEFT TAKEOVER IN NEW YORK I think the majority of key thing is that people see themselves and their struggles in your campaign he explained Time He revealed the larger struggle for the Democratic Party was to make sure that they're practicing a politics that is direct a politics of no translation a politics that when you read the initiative commitment you understand it as how it applies to your life Time disclosed that Mamdani was still adjusting to his new reality as an emerging politician and potentially the next mayor of New York City I already miss being outside he informed Time NYC OFFICIAL WARNS BUSINESSES WILL FLEE 'IN DROVES' IF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE WINS MAYORAL RACE I now go to cemeteries a lot between meetings he commented referring to them as parks without people A New York Times column published Thursday detailed how Obamaworld operatives were starting to coalesce around Mamdani and have been in communication with his campaign behind the scenes Former President Obama reportedly called Mamdani after his Democratic primary preeminence in June offering advice about the importance of governing and giving constituents optimism in dark times CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREPatrick Gaspard who has served in several high-profile political positions including advising Obama's campaign has been informally advising Mamdani on the side and just now introduced Obama campaign architect David Axelrod to him the Times account revealed