Rare rupture: Mamdani’s victory broke the entrenched order of money, manipulation, and lobby control of American politicians. —AP
ON an extraordinary election night, New York witnessed a rare rupture in modern political history – a genuine popular victory over both party machines, the Democratic and Republican establishments alike.
When Zohran Mamdani triumphed, he did more than dismantle former mayor Andrew Cuomo’s entrenched network of political and financial patrons; he overcame the combined weight of institutional power – from the White House and Wall Street to corporate media and the bipartisan machinery of opportunism.
