NEW YORK, N.Y. & MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. – The mayoral campaign of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is reportedly suffering a catastrophic loss of support just days before the election, following a series of damaging scandals that expose both alleged criminal activity and a strategy to manipulate the vote based on religious and ethnic blocs.
The latest controversy centers on leaked video footage that reveals Mamdani’s campaign strategy of mobilizing voters through mosques and his willingness to prioritize foreign and ideological agendas over American law. The campaign’s support is reportedly dwindling as voters learn what Mamdani
The most immediate cause of Mamdani’s collapsing poll numbers is a piece of leaked video footage that details his campaign’s method of voter mobilization.
The video, which critics immediately seized upon as proof of an illiberal strategy, features Robert Allay, a citywide campus director for Mamdani’s campaign, describing how the campaign ensures voter turnout:
“The mosques, we organize the mosques. We get the imams to tell people vote. We get Zohran to go there and talk to them.”
Allay boasts that they visit “100 mosques in a week”
to ensure mobilization.
Allay further detailed the campaign’s cynical use of identity politics to appeal to voters:
“We get young lesbian white women to go give out flyers.”
This strategy, critics argue, highlights a willingness to exploit various identity groups—from Muslim religious leaders to progressive LGBTQ+ activists—to serve the single goal of consolidating political power, which is then used to push a hard-left, socialist agenda.
The leaked video adds to an already extensive list of ethical and policy failures that critics claim make Mamdani unfit to lead the fourth-largest economy in the world.
Mamdani faces the threat of legal prosecution for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars in illegal foreign campaign contributions.1
Reports indicate that the campaign received
The Democratic Socialist is repeatedly accused of disloyalty to the United States, which is fueling the public backlash against him.
Mamdani’s own mother previously revealed that he does
Mamdani’s policy platform is characterized by economically unsound proposals that threaten the financial stability of New York.
“Free, Free, Free”: His proposals include freezing rent for over 2 million tenants, making buses free (costing $\$700$ million), and universal child care (costing $\$6$ billion).
Tax War: Mamdani proposes to increase personal income taxes by
The crisis in New York is not isolated. It is part of a wider national trend of radical progressive takeovers that alarm conservative leaders.
In Minneapolis, mayoral candidate Omar Fateh has become a symbol of this movement. At a recent rally, Fateh conspicuously waved a Somali flag, entirely omitting the American flag, while urging votes.
Speaker Mike Johnson has publicly weighed in on the threat posed by Mamdani and his allies:
“Mamdani winning New York City would be the biggest win for the Marxists, the socialist in the history of this country… All those things are in jeopardy when the Marxists take over.”
Johnson warned that Mamdani’s victory would validate the radical wing of the Democratic Party and threaten the foundational principles of individual freedom and limited government that have defined the United States for nearly
The outcome of the New York City mayoral race is now seen not just as a local election, but as a critical test of whether the American people will choose stability and law enforcement or continue to enable a movement that openly prioritizes chaos and displacement.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “never” spoke with him about the ongoing government shutdown, adding that “no one really knows” who is leading Democrats in Congress.
Fetterman made the remarks during an appearance on Fox & Friends, responding to an Axios report that Schumer had privately urged a group of moderate Democrats in mid-October to keep the government closed until at least the start of the Affordable Care Act open enrollment on Nov. 1.
“I was not in a conversation or I never got any outreach,” said Fetterman, adding that “everyone understood” his position.
“I really kind of led the charge [to keep the government open] back in March. And then I said, ‘I know we’ll be back in September.’ And I said, ‘I know where my vote will be then, too.’”Fetterman was among eight Democrats and Democrat-aligned independents who voted Monday night to reopen the federal government following the longest shutdown in U.S. history, doing so without securing any Republican concessions on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies beyond the end of the year
“It’s always a hard yes to keep our government open,” he explained Tuesday during his Fox appearance. “I mean, that’s my principle, because it’s wrong to shut our government down. And now we knew that we would put [at risk] those 42 million Americans for SNAP and paying our military and, you know, the Capitol Police.
“I mean, people have went five weeks without being paid. I mean, that’s a violation of my core values. And I think it’s [a violation of] our party’s [values] as well,” he added.
He openly blasted his fellow Democrats for turning the shutdown into a political stunt, calling it an “absolute failure” and reminding them that “Americans are not leverage.”
Asked by co-host Lawrence Jones: “Who is running the show now in the Democratic Party, in the Senate, in the House?”, the Pennsylvanian made a frank and stunning admission.“No one really knows,” Fetterman responded. “My values are reflected in my vote and the things that I support here, and if that might put me at odds with parts of my party, I’m okay with that. I mean, we need to be a … big tent party.”
The hoodie-wearing senator has not hesitated to distance himself from certain elements of his party’s left-wing movement, maintaining a strong pro-Israel stance and expressing concern over the aggressive, all-or-nothing tactics favored by many on the party’s extremist flank.
“I think my party crossed a line of now putting 42 American — excuse me, 42 million Americans with — with their SNAP benefits [expiring],” Fetterman said. “And making flying less safe and that kind of chaos and not paying our military. I mean, that was a red line for me that I can’t cross as a Democrat.”
The revised government funding bill approved by the Senate would keep federal operations running through Jan. 30, 2026, and provide funding for SNAP, veterans’ programs, and congressional operations through Sept. 30. The House is expected to pass the measure on Wednesday.
Fetterman was also promoting his new memoir, “Unfettered,” released Tuesday, which details his career in public service and his personal battle with depression.
“For me, you know, my message was very, very simple: if anyone feels lost or they’re in the throes of depression, you know, I beg people, please, please stay in this game, because I promise you — you will get better,” the senator said.
“Three years ago, you know, I was in the depths of that depression, and now I’ve emerged as a [US] senator.”