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NEW YORK, N.Y. & MINNEAPOLIS, M.N.<\/p>\n <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The mayoral campaign of Democratic Socialist\u00a0Zohran Mamdani<\/strong>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n The latest controversy centers on\u00a0leaked video footage<\/strong>\u00a0that reveals Mamdani\u2019s campaign strategy of mobilizing voters through mosques and his willingness to prioritize foreign and ideological agendas over American law. The campaign\u2019s support is reportedly dwindling as voters learn what Mamdani\u00a0<\/p>\n The most immediate cause of Mamdani\u2019s collapsing poll numbers is a piece of leaked video footage that details his campaign\u2019s method of voter mobilization.<\/p>\n The video, which critics immediately seized upon as proof of an illiberal strategy, features\u00a0Robert Allay<\/strong>, a citywide campus director for Mamdani\u2019s campaign, describing how the campaign ensures voter turnout:<\/p>\n \u201cThe mosques, we organize the mosques. We get the imams to tell people vote. We get Zohran to go there and talk to them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Allay boasts that they visit\u00a0\u201c100 mosques in a week\u201d<\/p>\n <\/strong> to ensure mobilization.<\/p>\n Allay further detailed the campaign\u2019s cynical use of identity politics to appeal to voters:<\/p>\n \u201cWe get young lesbian white women to go give out flyers.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n This strategy, critics argue, highlights a willingness to exploit various identity groups\u2014from Muslim religious leaders to progressive LGBTQ+ activists\u2014to serve the single goal of consolidating political power, which is then used to push a hard-left, socialist agenda.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Mamdani faces the threat of\u00a0<\/span>legal prosecution<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars in\u00a0<\/span>illegal foreign campaign contributions.1<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Reports indicate that the campaign received\u00a0more than 170 contributions<\/p>\n <\/strong>\u00a0from addresses outside of the U.S., amounting to more than\u00a0$\\$13,000$<\/span><\/strong>. The Democratic Socialist is repeatedly accused of disloyalty to the United States, which is fueling the public backlash against him.<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s own mother previously revealed that he does\u00a0<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s policy platform is characterized by economically unsound proposals that threaten the financial stability of New York.<\/p>\n \u201cFree, Free, Free\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0His proposals include freezing rent for over 2 million tenants, making buses free (costing\u00a0$\\$700$<\/span>\u00a0million), and universal child care (costing\u00a0$\\$6$<\/span>\u00a0billion). The crisis in New York is not isolated. It is part of a wider national trend of radical progressive takeovers that alarm conservative leaders.<\/p>\n In Minneapolis, mayoral candidate\u00a0Omar Fateh<\/strong>\u00a0has become a symbol of this movement. At a recent rally, Fateh conspicuously waved a\u00a0Somali flag<\/strong>, entirely omitting the American flag, while urging votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaker\u00a0Mike Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0has publicly weighed in on the threat posed by Mamdani and his allies:<\/p>\n \u201cMamdani winning New York City would be the biggest win for the Marxists, the socialist in the history of this country\u2026 All those things are in jeopardy when the Marxists take over.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Johnson warned that Mamdani\u2019s 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\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Senator Ted Cruz launched a blistering attack against Democratic leadership, blaming them squarely for a government shutdown that has lingered into its 29th day.<\/p>\n According to Cruz, the shutdown is not about genuine policy negotiation but about protecting Chuck Schumer and appeasing the radical left\u2011wing of his party.<\/p>\n Cruz argued that Democrats, under Schumer\u2019s guidance, intentionally allowed the funding for the federal government to lapse.<\/p>\n He said their demands\u2014among them taxpayer\u2011funded healthcare for undocumented immigrants and the reversal of work requirements for able\u2011bodied adults\u2014are so extreme they have effectively triggered this standoff.<\/p>\n In Cruz\u2019s view, this is not a simple budget dispute but a political maneuver. \u201cThis is all about political saving Chuck\u202fSchumer\u2019s rear end,\u201d Cruz declared, accusing Schumer of throwing American taxpayers under the bus in order to placate his party\u2019s base.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe\u2019re on day\u00a029 of the stupidest shutdown. This is the SCHUMER Shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n Cruz\u2019s words reflect deep frustration over the failure of the Senate to approve even a clean funding measure, even though the House passed one.<\/p>\n He painted the situation starkly: \u201cThe reason the government is shut down is that Chuck\u202fSchumer has a political problem. And he has a political problem from right where you\u2019re sitting right now, from New\u202fYork.\u201d Cruz went on to assert that progressives in the Democratic Party almost removed Schumer from his leadership post after an earlier decision to allow funding to continue\u2014yet now Schumer is playing to that same base by refusing to open the government.<\/p>\n Cruz accused Democrats of hypocrisy, pointing out that when shutdowns happened under Democratic leadership in the past, they condemned the tactic. Now, he says, they are using it as a weapon for pure politics rather than public service.<\/p>\n He warned that at some point \u201cseven or eight Democrats are going to have some sense come into them.\u201d According to Cruz, it\u2019s likely that these will be retiring Democrats\u2014those no longer worried about a primary challenge\u2014who are free to break ranks because they don\u2019t face the same pressure from the radical left\u2011wing base. In his telling, those in danger of primaries must pander to extreme positions, thus forcing the shutdown.<\/p>\n Cruz emphasized that while the shutdown continues, essential services are still functioning, but many federal workers are going without pay. The underlying damage, he said, goes beyond the immediate. He argued the shutdown erodes public trust in government, hurts working families and veterans, and punishes taxpayers who did nothing to create the mess.<\/p>\n He urged Americans to see the shutdown for what it is: not a noble policy stand, but a power move. \u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0NOT<\/em>\u00a0watching public policy, or elected officials who give a D\u2011MN about the people they represent!\u201d Cruz exclaimed, shifting into a more emotional tone to emphasize his point that ordinary citizens are suffering while political games play out.<\/p>\n Cruz pointed specifically to the issue of illegal immigration and healthcare. He argued that Democrats\u2019 refusal to reopen the government without addressing their demands for undocumented immigrants is proof that this is about something other than funding normal government operations.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir demands include taxpayer\u2011funded healthcare for illegal aliens and a reversal of the Republican reforms blocking handouts to able\u2011bodied adults who refuse to work.\u201d<\/p>\n He also suggested the Democrats are exploiting the shutdown to demonstrate to their base that they are willing to \u201cstand up\u201d against Donald Trump and Republicans\u2014even if that means harming the country in the process.<\/p>\n \u201cThey almost threw [Schumer] out of the job as minority leader\u2026 This shutdown exists for one purpose, and it\u2019s for him to tell the crazy left\u2011wing base\u2026 I hate Donald\u202fTrump as much as you do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Cruz urged Republicans and the American public to hold their ground: not to allow the Democrats to continue using the shutdown as leverage.<\/p>\n He called for clean funding measures\u2014free from what he described as extraneous partisan policy riders\u2014to be approved immediately.<\/p>\n According to him, the first priority should be reopening the government, then negotiating policy reforms rather than forcing them through the appropriation process.<\/p>\n He stressed that constituents should issue pressure: \u201cIf your senator tells you this is just about principles and policy, ask them whose principles and whose policy.\u201d<\/p>\n Cruz asserted that the agenda being pushed is not aligned with the values of most Americans or taxpayers, but rather with a specific faction within the left\u2011wing of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n Cruz also addressed the optics: he said the public looks at this and sees dysfunction. He warned that the longer the shutdown drags on, the greater the risk of long\u2011term damage\u2014not only to federal operations but to faith in governance itself.<\/p>\n \u201cYou do not build trust in government by shutting it down. You build it by opening it, doing work, and delivering for the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NEW YORK, N.Y. & MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. \u00a0\u2013 The mayoral campaign of Democratic Socialist\u00a0Zohran Mamdani\u00a0is reportedly suffering a catastrophic loss of support just days before the election, following a series of damaging scandals…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Critics, including Republican candidate\u00a0Curtis Sliwa<\/strong>, assert that this practice is a \u201clicense to illegally funnel money,\u201d highlighting the risk of foreign manipulation in American elections.<\/p>\n
Tax War:<\/strong>\u00a0Mamdani proposes to increase personal income taxes by\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n