Does Mamdani’s victory show that ‘radical’ is the new normal?

Wasserziehr, J. (15 December 2025) Does Mamdani’s victory show that ‘radical’ is the new normal? Department of Government.
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Jan H. Wasserziehr argues that whilst Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York may have surprised the Democratic establishment, it tallies with an increasingly polarised US electorate who are deserting the ‘centre’ in search of real change and radical ideas.
Item Type Blog post
Copyright holders © 2025 The Author(s)
Departments LSE > Academic Departments > Government
Date Deposited 19 Jan 2026
URI https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/131029

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