'We have the people': Bernie Sanders campaigns with Zohran Mamdani as New York mayoral race enters final stretch
Source: The Guardian
Sat 6 Sep 2025 23.48 EDT
Last modified on Sun 7 Sep 2025 00.16 EDT
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner and Democratic nominee, joined the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in a rousing town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday evening where the two addressed the growing threat of oligarchic control across the US and how to fight it.
The event, held at Sanders’ alma mater Brooklyn College, drew an audience of about 1,700 people. Mamdani and Sanders co-hosted the town hall as part of Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour, which has included rallies in 20 states. Throughout the tour, the senator has been actively supporting and recruiting progressive candidates to run for office.
Speaking to the Guardian before the event, AjiFanta Marenah, vice-president of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, said “Zohran resonates with us because the policies he’s fighting for directly impact our communities”.
“We want a government that represents working people, low-income people. A government that’s going to fight for housing, justice and immigration … We don’t want a mayor that’s only going to work to represent billionaires.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/we-have-the-people-bernie-sanders-campaigns-with-zohran-mamdani-as-new-york-mayoral-race-enters-final-stretch
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This is a punch in the face to the doubters and side-trackers. Times have changed. New dynamic at play. 
The MSM seem to be afraid of them. I hope Joe and Mika are gonna be OK...
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