What could a corn-fed Midwestern boy add to the glut of analysis about the New York City mayoral race?
Only this, that Zohran Mamdani’s upset win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary seems relevant to trends in modern American politics, including some upcoming races here in Minnesota.
What’s happening is much bigger than tit-for-tat partisanship. Whether you think Donald Trump or Mamdani are the bigger threat to the American way of life, nobody crafts policy unless they get elected. And the people seem willing to try just about anything that creates change.
Read more in “Mamdani’s upset win in New York mayor election holds lesson for Minnesota politics,” online now and in the Thursday, June 26, 2025 edition of the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Aaron J. Brown is a columnist and member of the editorial board for the Minnesota Star Tribune. His new book about Hibbing Mayor Victor Power and his momentous fight against the world’s largest corporation will be out soon.
