Zohran-mania

Zohran Mandani pulled a shocker in the NYC Democratic primary yesterday beating out former Governor Cuomo. As someone who just moved back to New York, I’m just learning about the race and Zohran.

It seems that Zohran just ran an amazing campaign that put himself out there and aligned his messaging with the people. He campaigned on things that lost the Democrats the election in 2024. He was personable and approachable, and he’s very young. He was the anti-Cuomo and Trump.

Now I’ll be frank in that I don’t necessarily agree with all his policies. I remain skeptical in that they will actually work and I fear that he is the classic case of someone who says a lot of things, but nothing actually gets done.

All that said, I’ve grown to actually like the guy in my limited knowledge of him. At least on the surface, he seems like a good person who actually cares about people and wants to make a positive change. If he does indeed become Mayor, I hope he tries to enact change while ensuring that his policies are well-thought out.

My fear is that this is another situation like what has happened in San Francisco the last few years. But I remain hopeful that he can be someone that is different.