Author: Rachel Schilke and Naomi Lim

Republicans are hoping Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-proclaimed socialist, becomes the new face of the Democratic Party after his shock win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the New York mayoral race. Mamdani’s surprise, come-from-behind victory against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is only a day old, but Republicans are viewing his socialist platform, including rent freezes…