{"id":281994,"date":"2026-06-30T05:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281994\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T05:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:09:10","slug":"dave-portnoy-says-he-would-love-to-run-against-clown-politicians-like-nyc-mayor-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281994\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy says he &#8216;would love&#8217; to run against &#8216;clown politicians&#8217; like NYC Mayor Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hizzoner \u2026 Dave Portnoy?<\/p>\n<p>Barstool owner Dave Portnoy said that he\u2019d<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/06\/media\/dave-portnoy-threatens-to-pull-barstool-from-nyc-over-zohran-mamdanis-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> consider running for elected office<\/a> over his frustrations with current Big Apple leadership \u2014 adding he\u2019d \u201clove to run against\u201d Mayor Zohran Mamdani.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to run against him. If I were gonna run, it would be here,\u201d Portnoy said when asked if he\u2019d consider a run against New York City\u2019s democratic socialist mayor on \u201cJesse Watters Primetime\u201d Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to run against him. If I were gonna run, it would be here,\u201d Portnoy said when asked if he\u2019d consider a run against the democratic socialist on \u201cJesse Watters Primetime\u201d Monday night.\u00a0 Fox News<\/p>\n<p>The One Bite Pizza reviewer told host Jesse Watters that he previously thought he \u201cwould never get involved in politics,\u201d but that the threat of being ruled by \u201cdummies\u201d has him reconsidering his position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spend a lot of my day losing my mind with what\u2019s happening, especially in New York,\u201d Portnoy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also blasted the Democrat Party, criticizing the growing spate of<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/23\/us-news\/mamdani-backed-lefties-sweep-in-nyc-congressional-primaries-as-socialist-mayors-influence-grows-to-dc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> lefty socialists who\u2019ve won big<\/a> in recent elections under its banner.<\/p>\n<p>Barstool owner Dave Portnoy said he thought he \u201cwould never get involved in politics,\u201d but is threatened by the popularity of figures like Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the Democrats have done is they\u2019ve let the fox into the hen house. And now he\u2019s just running rampant and kicking them all out,\u201d Portnoy said in a veiled swing at Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Three far-left Congressional candidates backed by the mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/27\/us-news\/mamdanis-sweep-in-house-primaries-could-spur-aoc-white-house-bid-insiders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won their primaries last Tuesday<\/a>, knocking out their establishment Democrat opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy blasted the Democrats\u2019 embrace of more radical voices.\u00a0 Fox News<\/p>\n<p>The New England native admitted that his thoughts on entering politics change based on the day. <\/p>\n<p>Some days, he said he has no desire to get into its \u201cmess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On other days, civic-mindedness has gotten the better of the man nicknamed \u201cEl Presidente.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, I do feel like it\u2019s my duty. I can\u2019t turn away. I feel like I could make a change. Maybe I do run in politics,\u201d Portnoy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, I do feel like it\u2019s my duty. I can\u2019t turn away. I feel like I could make a change. Maybe I do run in politics,\u201d Portnoy said.\u00a0 Fox News<\/p>\n<p>As for his political bona fides, Portnoy said that he\u2019s had \u201ca real job\u201d and \u201cdone real things.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike these clown politicians who have never had a job and who\u2019ve never been in the real world for a day,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But would the Massachusetts resident be successful in New York? He thinks that question is still up in the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I win here? I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know the demographics, if I could get enough votes,\u201d Portnoy told Watters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people who like me in New York City. I know that,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hizzoner \u2026 Dave Portnoy? 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