Is it possible to build a big enough political coalition to prevent the election of a socialist mayor in an overwhelmingly Democratic city? That’s the test ahead of New York City voters in November.

Early indications are that the answer is yes, but it won’t be easy. Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral nomination by double digits in June. That is usually good enough to win the general election, and there are some signs that Democrats are coalescing around their radical young nominee.

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