Top Democrat lawmaker compares socialist Zohran Mamdani to FDR

Progressive Representative Jamie Raskin has drawn a parallel between New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Raskin released a video during early voting for the mayoral election, stating that Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, possesses "Rooseveltian ambition" and is at the "beginning of his career" with the potential to achieve what FDR did. The video juxtaposed Raskin's comments with a clip of Roosevelt's 1936 speech denouncing "the lords of capitalism" and welcoming their hatred, implying Mamdani faces similar opposition. Mamdani, who is constitutionally ineligible to run for president due to being born outside the U.S., received the comparison as a high compliment. The video highlights Mamdani's rising profile within the progressive left, despite criticism from Republicans and more moderate Democrats regarding his ... download the app to read more