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I'm Shemeeta Basu.
Today, how Zahran Mamdani's bid for New York mayor has already changed politics.
Zahran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor,
is currently leading the race by a double-digit margin.
city, in the wealthiest nation, in the history of the world,
that working people deserve a dignified life.
Just a few months ago, Mumdani, a democratic socialist,
was a little-known New York state assemblyman.
Then, in June,
he stunned New York politics by defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary,
a win that catapulted him onto the national stage.
Now, Mamdani is back up against Cuomo, who is running as an independent,
and Curtis Sliwa, a Republican, making his second run for mayor.
Mamdani has created a campaign centered on affordability, promising to freeze rents,
make buses fast and free, and make childcare free for babies as young as six weeks.
And since his primary win, his campaign's energy has only gathered more momentum.
There's a certain level of Beatlemania moving around the city with this guy now.
That's Eric Latch.
He's a staff writer at The New Yorker who recently profiled Mumdani for the magazine,