
Look beyond the Big Apple's socialist victory to find Democratic Party leaders in 2025
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Security professionals Sherrill and Spanberger represent the pragmatic center-left leadership of the Democratic Party, focusing on coalition building to win elections.
Kevin Walling is a Democratic campaign strategist, former Biden 2020 campaign surrogate, vice president at HGCreative. Follow him on Twitter @KevinPWalling.
Mamdani won because he ran a spirited, engaging campaign that spoke to the frustrations of so many New Yorkers when it came to the high cost of living. It didn’t hurt that the race also became a choice between a fresh newcomer and a scandal-plagued, establishment figure who appeared to resent the very notion of campaigning.
Within minutes of the race being called, leading conservatives declared Mamdani as the de-facto leader of the Democratic Party, practically salivating at the opportunity to tie national Democrats to the 33-year-old democratic socialist. Democrats should not take the bait.













