Bernie Sanders: Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani's victory? [View all]
The future of the Democratic party will not be determined by its current leadership. It will be decided by the working class of this country. Increasingly, people understand that our political system is corrupt and that billionaires should not be able to buy elections. They understand that we should not have an unprecedented level of income and wealth inequality; that we should not be the only wealthy country not to guarantee healthcare for all; that we should not deny young people the right to a higher education because of their income; that we should not have a major crisis in affordable housing; that we should not have a minimum wage that is a starvation wage; that we should not allow corporations to illegally prevent union organization and much, much more.
The American people are beginning to stand up and fight back. We have seen that in the many Fighting Oligarchy events that weve done around the country that have drawn huge turnouts. We have seen that in the millions of people who came out for the No Kings rallies that took place this month in almost every state. And yesterday, we saw that in the Democratic primary in New York City.
Were going forward. And no one is going to stop us.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/25/democrats-learn-zohran-mamdani-victory