Zohran Mamdani's Volunteer Army Stretches Beyond the Comfort Zone
On a sunny Saturday in mid-September, more than a dozen volunteers for Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign gathered at a corner of Canarsie, Brooklyn, armed with talking points and voters’ addresses.
The crew was almost ready to hit the ground — but first, a slight adjustment.
One canvasser, who had arrived on foot as part of the DSA Running Club, wore a black shirt emblazoned with ‘Democratic Socialists of America’ in red lettering. It caught the eye of Pat Williams, the mother of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and who was much older than most of the group.
“This is not going to work here. That’s a big turn-off in this neighborhood,” Williams said she told her fellow volunteer. “The older Black folks are pro-Cuomo — I mean, unbelievably pro-Cuomo.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/mamdani-canvass-canarsie-cuomo-mayor-election/
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