No Rank for Radicalism — Zohran Mamdani Must Be Rejected Completely

In a Democratic primary cycle already marred by uninspiring choices and ideological noise, one candidate stands out — not for his merit, but for the danger he poses to New York City’s future. That candidate is Zohran Mamdani, a man whose record and platform reveal a deeply ingrained hostility to public safety, fiscal sanity, and, most damningly, to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

Enrolled Democrats across the city must not merely deny him a top spot in the ranked-choice primary; they must refuse to rank him at all. Not fifth. Not tenth. Not at all. Mamdani does not belong on a ballot. He belongs on the far fringes of the political conversation — with the rest of the extremists who cheer on chaos under the guise of revolution.

Let us not be fooled by his smooth rhetoric and activist credentials. Mamdani is not a “progressive.” He is a radical ideologue who romanticizes terror and vilifies democratic allies. His record on Israel is unambiguous: he is an outspoken opponent of the only democracy in the Middle East, a vocal proponent of the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and a shameless apologist for Hamas — a genocidal terrorist organization that rapes, murders, and kidnaps civilians as a matter of doctrine.

As JFeed.com and other Jewish and Israeli media outlets have rightly noted, Mamdani’s demonization of Israel is not about policy — it is about identity. He sees Hamas and other jihadist groups not as threats to peace, but as underdog heroes. He has referred to them and their supporters as “resistance,” while showing contempt for the Jewish state and its right to defend its citizens. He does not simply disagree with Israeli policy; he denies Israel’s legitimacy altogether.

That alone should disqualify him from public office in a city that is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. But his reckless ideology doesn’t stop there.

Mamdani’s economic proposals are a fantasy woven from the remnants of failed socialist experiments. Free buses, free child care, city-run grocery stores, and publicly funded housing may sound nice in a protest chant, but the numbers don’t lie. As the Manhattan Institute’s Ken Girardin calculates, Mamdani’s tax plans would drive New York’s corporate and personal income rates to the highest in the nation — a gift-wrapped incentive for every job-creator and taxpayer to flee the five boroughs. This isn’t Robin Hood economics; it’s economic suicide.

His promise to impose zero rent increases citywide would obliterate what remains of the private rental market, destroying the very housing stock he claims to protect and creating a bureaucratic nightmare reminiscent of New York’s lowest urban moments — think the burned-out blocks of the South Bronx in the 1970s.

And his public safety agenda is a horror show of delusion and ideological fervor. Mamdani wants to strip $1.1 billion from the NYPD and transfer it to a new “Department of Community Safety” staffed not by officers, but by social workers and “violence interrupters.” His bizarre plan to remove police from high-crime areas is nothing short of state-sanctioned abandonment of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the city — communities that already suffer from over-policing in theory but under-protection in reality.

This isn’t reform. It’s surrender.

And don’t forget: this is the same Mamdani who idolizes Bill de Blasio, a mayor whose legacy is already being written as one of public decline, crime resurgence, and failed governance. Mamdani promises the same — but on steroids.

His presence on the ballot is an insult to voters who believe in sane governance. Even in a field filled with mediocrities and careerists, none match Mamdani’s blend of incompetence, extremism, and anti-American animus. This is a man whose worldview is rooted in division, whose policies are rooted in delusion, and whose foreign sympathies lie with those who chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

That is not hyperbole. That is his record.

This year’s Democratic primary is not the last word. Mamdani is likely to continue his campaign under the Working Families Party, and others — including former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams — are mounting independent challenges. But none of those possibilities excuse any Democrat from making a principled stand now.

Ten days of early voting began June 14. Primary Day is June 24. This is the moment to draw the line.

Enrolled Democrats must reject extremism in all its forms, and that begins with a total and categorical rejection of Zohran Mamdani. Not a single rank. Not a single vote. Not one ounce of legitimacy.

Because New York City cannot afford to hand its future to someone who champions the enemies of civilization — and calls it justice.