Errol Louis:
Well, the question is whether or not we’re seeing a complete realignment.
The reality is, though, he really is taking advantage of some underlying demographic trends that all New York politicians are going to have to at least recognize. For example, he himself is part of a fast-growing South Asian community. There are a lot of people here from India, from Pakistan, from throughout the Indian diaspora. That includes Guyana.
These are people who want to see themselves reflected in government and in leadership. There are 750-plus-thousand Muslims in New York City. He spent — apparently, last week, his campaign says he went to 135 mosques. There are going to be some new ways that politics is done in New York, because Zohran Mamdani is proving that if you tap into these newer communities and you speak to people’s needs, they will reward you at the polls.
