LEMON DROP | Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Mayoral Primary

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Don Lemon sits down with Democratic strategist Mike Nellis to unpack one of the biggest political surprises of the year: Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win in the NYC Mayoral Primary. How did a progressive candidate pull off such a resounding upset against establishment heavyweight Andrew Cuomo? What does this say about the shifting tides within the Democratic Party, and what comes next? Don and Mike break it all down, from strategy to symbolism, in a conversation you won’t want to miss. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text DON to 511 511 and become a member today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.1	Deseanties apply. We're live, Mike Dellis, you're talking.
0:45.4	We're live.
0:46.4	Hey, thank you for joining us today.
0:49.3	Mike, we're a little bit late because we're all busy.
0:51.6	I'm doing stuff on the mayor's race in New York City. So why don't we start there? How are you doing, by the way? I'm doing busy. I'm doing stuff on the mayor's race in New York City.
0:54.4	So why don't we start there? How are you doing, by the way? I'm doing good. I'm doing good.
0:58.4	So why don't we start with the mayor's race in New York City? Do you think that this was a shocker?
1:02.8	I mean, if you live in New York leading in the polls until a couple days ago.
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