"able to persuade the younger voter, but on the complete opposite end, if you will, of where someone like Charlie would have been."
"a high percentage of [Mamdani's] voters were female."
"tendency, especially when you live in a city like Manhattan, where you are so career-driven, and you almost look to the government as a form of replacement for certain things, relationship-wise, even, so you see things a little bit differently."
"look to the government as a solution to put off having a family or a marriage because you're relying on the government to support you instead of being united with a husband where you can support yourself and your husband can support and you can guys all combine together."
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani became the first Muslim and the first democratic socialist mayor of New York City. His campaign notably persuaded younger voters. A high percentage of his voters were female. Some attributed female support to career-driven Manhattan lifestyles and a tendency to view government as a substitute for certain personal or relationship supports. Concern was expressed that young women might rely on government assistance to delay marriage or family formation instead of combining resources with partners.
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