GOP Uses New York Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Attack Democrats

Republicans wasted no time using Democratic Socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York as a political stick to denigrate Democrats.

With the 34-year-old New York state lawmaker en route to a roughly 9-point victory in Tuesday’s election in the nation’s most populous city, the Republican Party immediately took aim.

“Democrats have officially surrendered New York City to a self-proclaimed communist, and hardworking families will pay the price,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement. “His election is proof that the Democratic Party has abandoned common sense and tied itself to extremism.”

Since Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in June, Republicans have repeatedly sought to make him the new face of the Democratic Party, while also working to characterize Democrats as far-left socialists.

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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech during an election watch party for the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

And if Mamdani’s victory by 9 points in the legislative elections constitutes a boost for the rise of the socialist movement, it also seems to be the political gift that continues to be offered to the Republicans.

House Republicans, aiming to defend their fragile House majority in next year’s midterm elections, immediately linked Mamdani to Democrats who will likely face tough re-election campaigns.

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Mike Marinella charged Tuesday evening that “the Democratic Party has surrendered to radical socialist Zohran Mamdani and the far-left mob that now runs the show.”

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And as Fox News Digital first reported Wednesday morning, the NRC immediately launched digital advertisements linking Mamdani to House Democrats who face tough midterm reelections next year, when the Republican Party will aim to defend its fragile House majority.

“A radical left earthquake has just hit America. The epicenter: New York,” the narrator pointed out.

The narrator argued that “new socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani built his movement on defunding the police and abolishing ICE. Now socialists are celebrating. They call it progress. We call it chaos. Bureaucrats instead of doctors. Social workers instead of cops.”

“This is the future House Democrats want, and your city could be next. Stop socialism. Stop the Democrats,” the narrator concluded, under photos of Mamdani and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

Socialist Zohran Mamdani won his race for mayor of New York, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Jeffries, the chamber’s top Democrat, endorsed Mamdani last week, nearly four months after Mamdani sent political shockwaves across the country with his convincing primary victory.

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Mamdani, in his victory speech, declared: “I am a Muslim. I am a democratic socialist and, most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this. »

Democrats insist that efforts to tie up Mamdani distract from Republicans’ failure to solve the affordability problem.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Viet Shelton said that “because of House Republicans, everything is too damn expensive and working families are struggling. Republican operatives in Washington know they can’t win on these issues, so we’re seeing them collapse in real time, resorting to ineffective bogeyman attacks. It’s embarrassing.”

Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was running as an independent and two-time Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, in Tuesday’s election, making history as New York City’s first Muslim mayor and first millennial mayor.

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a town hall debate with independent candidate, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)

He has been heavily criticized by Republicans and some Democrats for his far-left proposals to eliminate fares to ride New York City’s vast bus system, make CUNY (City University of New York) “tuition-free,” freeze city housing rents, provide “free child care” for children up to age 5, and open government-run grocery stores.

Mamdani also came under political criticism during the campaign for his verbal attacks on Israel, his past critical comments about the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and his proposal to transfer some responsibilities from the NYPD and focus on social services and community programs.

Longtime Republican strategist Colin Reed told Fox News Digital that Democrats are “now going to have an ascendant and emboldened mayor-elect, Mamdani, who will dominate the national stage.”

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Jersey, celebrates her victory during an election night event in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Democrats are disputing the GOP argument that Mamdani is the new face of their party, pointing to Tuesday night’s blowout gubernatorial victories for moderate Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia.

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin reiterated that Democrats are a “great party” and that “from New Jersey to Virginia and New York to Georgia and beyond, Democrats have run relentless campaigns focused on costs and affordability.”

And veteran Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo pointed out that the 2025 election results “proved that Democrats’ path to majorities in both chambers and the White House runs directly through building a tent big enough to encompass moderates and progressives.”