{"id":259209,"date":"2026-06-08T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/259209\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:16:13","slug":"nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-says-the-democratic-party-lost-its-focus-on-working-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/259209\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party &#8216;lost its focus on working people&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Democratic Party;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Democratic Party&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Democratic Party<\/a> &#8220;has lost its focus on working people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani, during a June 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ylViq1rWR1g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">interview<\/a> with MS NOW&#8217;s Eugene Daniels, said that people want to know what will be done about rent, housing, gas and groceries, noting, &#8220;We have to have answers to that. And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Do you think the leadership of the Democratic Party understands that?&#8221; Daniels asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mamdani-shrugs-off-democratic-party-concerns-over-his-abolish-ice-push\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mamdani Shrugs Off Democratic Party Concerns Over His &#039;Abolish Ice&#039; Push;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mamdani Shrugs Off Democratic Party Concerns Over His &#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mamdani Shrugs Off Democratic Party Concerns Over His &#8216;Abolish Ice&#8217; Push<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e5631737bbd57fcfc8e95310169d9bd8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, during a news conference on 2026 FIFA World Cup transportation at the MTA Rail Control Center in New York, on Thursday, June 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think that the party as a whole has lost its focus on working people. And I&#8217;m hopeful that we start to develop that,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/zohran-mamdani\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mamdani said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mamdani said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mamdani said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You know, you look at the four freedoms, you look at the real core of the New Deal, there was a moment when this party was unabashed about its focus on working people. And I&#8217;m excited to bring it back there,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Read On The Fox News App;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Read On The Fox News App&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/pro-israel-influencer-emily-austin-says-zohran-mamdani-reached-co-host-fifa-event\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Pro-israel Influencer Emily Austin Says Zohran Mamdani Reached Out To Co-host Fifa Event;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pro-israel Influencer Emily Austin Says Zohran Mamdani Reached Out To Co-host Fifa Event&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pro-israel Influencer Emily Austin Says Zohran Mamdani Reached Out To Co-host Fifa Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani, who identifies as a democratic socialist, won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Big Apple&#039;s;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Big Apple&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Big Apple&#8217;s<\/a> mayoral election last year while running as the Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mamdani-marks-pride-month-says-honoring-queer-transgender-contributions-would-take-30-days\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mamdani Marks Pride Month, Says Honoring &#039;Queer And Transgender&#039; Contributions Would Take More Than 30 Days;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mamdani Marks Pride Month, Says Honoring &#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mamdani Marks Pride Month, Says Honoring &#8216;Queer And Transgender&#8217; Contributions Would Take More Than 30 Days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Zohran Mamdani smiles while holding a transgender pride flag in 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4d4ee08e351266e2184b6f7ed15ede4e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click Here To Download The Fox News App&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist,&#8221; he declared during his January 1, 2026 inauguration speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-says-democratic-party-lost-focus-working-people\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party &#039;lost its focus on working people&#039;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party &#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party &#8216;lost its focus on working people&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the Democratic Party &#8220;has lost its focus on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[651,100899,17756,9,24,56,63,65,64,82],"class_list":["post-259209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-democratic-party","tag-eugene-daniels","tag-mayor-of-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}