Did NYC Vote for Socialism or Against the Establishment?
This week, Reason editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson to analyze Zohran Mamdani’s primary win over Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race and what it signals about the future of Democratic politics. They also discuss the Senate GOP’s version of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and how Republican views on gay marriage have shifted since the Obergefell decision in 2015. Finally, a listener question prompts a discussion on Modern Monetary Theory and the risks it poses from a libertarian perspective.
0:00—What does it mean to be a party pollster?
2:53—Socialist Mamdani wins NYC Democratic primary
11:59—The politics of the housing crisis
15:18—The abundance agenda and Mamdani
21:15—Mamdani as the Trump of the left
27:07—Listener question on Modern Monetary Theory
37:15—Senate GOP version of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
42:45—Republican voters shift on gay marriage
48:28—Is the GOP more libertarian under Trump?
50:28—Chances Trump might prove us wrong on Iran strategy
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