Navigating New York City’s Mayoral Election
City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Rafael Mangual, John Ketcham, Isabella Redjai, and Kerry Soropoulos take a look at the high-stakes dynamics of the New York City mayoral race. From candidate strategies and the influence of social media to the surprising role of game theory in political decision-making, they break down how modern campaigns are evolving. They also explore how crime policy is shaping electoral outcomes and how Democrats are responding to public safety concerns. Plus, a timely discussion of how AI is disrupting fashion marketing and what it means for traditional advertising.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the City Journal podcast. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm Isabella Redgai, and this is Carrie Sorobulus, and we're your hosts for today. |
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| 0:33.3 | Today, we're joined by two of City Journal's Sharpest minds. First up, we have John Ketchum, |
| 0:38.9 | our in-house expert on cities, local elections, and urban history. Thank you for joining us, John. |
| 0:43.8 | My pleasure. Thanks for having me. And also joining us is Ralph McGuil, City Journal's go-to expert on |
| 0:48.3 | crime and urban policy and a member of the Council on Criminal Justice. Awesome. Welcome, gentlemen. |
| 0:54.3 | Great to be here. |
| 0:55.2 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:56.3 | Let's do it. |
| 0:57.3 | John, he recently published a piece on City Journal about what's going on in the New York |
| 1:02.9 | City mayoral election. |
| 1:04.9 | We're past Labor Day. |
| 1:06.5 | We're in the final stretch, probably the most competitive two months before election day. Right now, |
| 1:12.3 | 33-year-old Zoran Mamdani is in the lead. He shocked New York City by winning the Democratic |
| 1:17.8 | nomination in June. Will he face one challenger or three? You explain that we're in a bit of a |
| 1:23.9 | dilemma here. We have former governor Andrew Cuomo, current mayor, Eric Adams, |
| 1:29.0 | and persistent Republican candidate Curtis Leaw, still in the race. Tell me first, what is |
| 1:36.9 | this prisoner's dilemma for those that may not be familiar with this framework? Sure. Well, it's |
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