ESPN sports analyst and political commentator Stephen A. Smith says establishment Democrats must find a way to reach voters who have latched on to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his fellow Democratic Socialists. He says establishment Democrats need to find a way to match Mamdani’s message and win those voters back. How? Be anti-Semitic? Embrace communism? Smith doesn’t realize those voters aren’t coming back. They also don’t believe in compromise or second chances. Let’s face it - the old Democrat Party is absolutely cooked.
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Stephen A. Smith says Zohran Mamdani is emerging as a leader in the Democratic Party, arguing party elites can no longer ignore his growing influence or the candidates he backs:
“But let’s be real about something here. You have a whole bunch of people in office who are scared to lose their seats, and you’ve got Democratic voters who are leaning toward supporting these people. As a result, they’ve got to figure out a way to get those voters back on their side. They’re not going to vote Republican—they’re going to vote Democrat. But if Mamdani is running as a Democrat, even though he’s a Democratic socialist, and he’s talking about affordability and the working class, that’s a message many of those voters want to hear because they feel left out right now. Whether it’s him or the people he endorses, remember this: the candidates Hakeem Jeffries endorsed lost to the candidates Mamdani endorsed. So obviously he’s gaining traction. His profile, his cachet, and his influence are growing, and nobody can ignore that. The question is: how are you going to deal with that?”
Here’s Smith talking to Sean Hannity on Fox News. (WATCH)
Stephen A. Smith says Zohran Mamdani is emerging as a leader in the Democratic Party, arguing party elites can no longer ignore his growing influence or the candidates he backs:
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) June 30, 2026
“But let’s be real about something here. You have a whole bunch of people in office who are scared to… pic.twitter.com/an8mQmwGaN
So putting the democratic in front of socialist makes it sound not so bad😂 Is that what they are thinking? They are just easing you into it.
— MRG (@MRG11212) June 30, 2026
The Democrat Party in rural areas cannot coexist with Mamdani and Co.’s thinly veiled communism. It will eventually subsume the Democrat Party in the deep-blue coastal cities, though.
The problem the establishment Democrats have is they’ve already been pushing a lot of what Mamdani represents without going full communist. They’ve been preaching ‘free stuff’ for a while.
Just promise everything free!!
— fnodan (@fnodan) June 30, 2026
free housing free food, free medical. Free transportation, free airline travel, free, concerts, free alcohol, free drugs it’s a freaking utopia.
That’s mainly because nowadays people think that getting stuff for free not hard work is the way to go. At least they think it’s free.
— Tammy White (@tammy_whit96250) June 30, 2026
At least he said..." all the YOUNG" people voting because FREE!! BUSES, CHILD CARE, FOOD, RENT.... that's the only way the commies get in....
— Angela (@Angela21439315) June 30, 2026
Not sure how the dying Democrat Party can out-‘free stuff’ Democratic Socialists.
Posters say public education and ever more left-leaning colleges have primed young voters to be more radical and ultimately more uneducated than ever.
I think the main problem is our public education system turning out a whole lot of uneducated Americans.
— Jess (@JMarketMogul) June 30, 2026
His take and the state of the Democratic Party is the result of America being asleep at the wheel for half a century while the Liberal run education system filled student's head with anti-American rhetoric and revisionist history. We now has an existential crisis on our hands.
— Rick (@nygjupiter) June 30, 2026
Democrats (and sane Americans) must contend with at least two generations of anti-America young adults. Establishment Democrats are clearly losing control of the monsters their party created.
Posters say the Democratic Socialists are getting a foothold in large blue cities where Democrats have always won, and voters are most apathetic.
Chevalier won due to voter apathy. Only 9% of the eligible voters turned out for the primary. That's pathetic. The DSA doesn't have a lot of support. They count on low enthusiasm.
— Not Jane Austen (@atwaSDOK) June 30, 2026
How do you compete with Mamdanii?
— YouGotItToyota (@YouGotItToyota) June 30, 2026
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Mamdani's supporters turn out at nearly 100%. The way to compete against that is turnout.
Democrats have abandoned their voters in blue cities. They haven’t had to fight to win those votes in decades. They’ve also conditioned their active voters always to demand even more free stuff. Where’s the motivation for restraint? Mamdani and his Democratic Socialists are now hollowing out the Democrat Party from the inside. There’s no solution, Stephen.
Editor’s Note: New York City is now facing the consequences of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist takeover.
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