Why Mamdani became the mayor of New York?

According to Isna, in the recent New York mayoral elections, the election of a candidate with a socialist economic approach in an environment where the federal government has been affected by Trump’s destabilizing economic policies, once again highlighted the decisive role of livelihood issues in the political direction of American society.

This evolution shows that the economic gap and dissatisfaction of the middle and low-income classes not only at the national level but also at the local level has led to the redefinition of voters’ preferences.

The choice of “Mamadani” in a city that is known for the presence of diverse political and cultural currents, indicates the sensitivity of the society towards the policies of resource distribution, control of living costs and a fairer view of the economy.

At the same time, this event cannot be directly extended to the 2028 presidential election; Because the behavior of voters in local and national elections in America is subject to two different logics, but according to some experts, the regrowth of social-democratic ideas in the heart of a capital-oriented power like America, especially after the failure of the governments’ economic promises to solve livelihood crises, is a significant sign of the gradual shift of political and economic priorities in American society.

Local and congressional elections in America cannot be compared with presidential elections

In an interview with ISNA, Samaneh Akwan, an expert on American issues, answered the question that “in the municipal elections, including the election of the mayor of New York, we saw the people’s reorientation towards the Democrats and their economic slogans, and can this be repeated in the 2028 US presidential elections?” He noted: local and congressional elections in America are different from presidential elections in this country, and the two cannot be compared. In the presidential elections, a severe 2-polar atmosphere prevails in America, and in fact, the political atmosphere of America is decisive in one or two months before the election. But in local elections, votes are generally traditional and in some cities people traditionally vote for Democrats and in some cities for Republicans.

He stated that “therefore, the election of a Democratic mayor in New York is not a new thing considering that this city is one of the main bases of the Democrats in America”, he said: the important point in this process is that even the Jews of New York voted for Mamdani, who is a Muslim, and this was one of the important features of the election.

This journalist stated that “now it is too early to talk about the US presidential election”, and noted that: during Biden’s time, due to the weakness of Biden’s system and performance, America was faced with many problems, and “Kamala Harris” could not cover Biden’s weaknesses. This performance made the American people disappointed with the Democrats. On the other hand, the American people were complaining about the intervention of the government of this country in the Gaza war, and Trump entered the arena with the slogan of ending the wars, which was one of the factors of the people’s tendency towards Trump. Of course, it was as if people were interested in how Trump wants to end the wars.

Akwan stated that “during the first term of Trump’s presidency, the economic situation of the people was good, and in the last one year, the American economy suffered due to Corona”, and continued: Trump has caused instability in the American economic arena with the economic decisions he made, including the discussion of tariffs, in the first year of the second term of his presidency. On the other hand, Trump entered the election campaign with the slogan of ending the war, but now he has entered several wars in the past year, and all these decisions have been effective and influential in the economic situation of America and Trump’s position.

One of the reasons why people in New York voted for Mamdani was his socialist slogans in the field of economics

This expert on American issues stated that “Trump has made destabilizing decisions in the field of domestic, foreign, and especially economic policy and has actually caused him to not perform well in the economic field”, and noted: therefore, one of the reasons why people in New York voted for Mamdani was his socialist slogans in the economic field; As he emphasized, he distributes resources in a balanced way between different strata, especially the middle and low-income strata, or he keeps the price of rental houses constant.

Akwan added: Because of Trump’s economic performance, people may vote for the Democrats in the mid-term congressional elections, but it is not possible to comment on the 2028 US presidential election right now, and we have to see what happens.

Trump should advance socialist programs along with capitalist ideas

This journalist stated that “if Trump, in the remaining three years of his administration, in his economic policies, along with capitalist ideas, also promotes socialist programs and people’s livelihoods are removed from this state, there is a possibility that a Republican close to Trump will vote again in the 2028 elections, and it is in this context that the Republicans have invested heavily in Vance, Trump’s deputy”, and continued: But if the economic instability in America continues It is possible that people will move towards the Democrats. Although the memory of the poor performance of Biden and Congress when it was in the hands of the Democrats, people still remember.

In the end, he said: “It seems that Trump has to go a little towards the implementation of socialist policies in order to attract people’s opinion.” As at present, in some states, independent governors have gone towards the implementation of socialist programs.

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