New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s victory juggernaut met a seemingly impenetrable wall of Democrats who seemed to have finally found a unifying message at their lowest ebb – ‘affordability’. However, beyond the headlines and victories in a few constituencies, they have a long way to go before they win the American voter back. Election of New York’s first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, at best, is an indication of how the Democrats will move in the run-up to next year’s midterms. They will hunt for that one leader who will best deliver that message.

For many, especially on the party’s Left, Tuesday night belonged to Mamdani. The 34-year-old has been in the limelight for his unapologetic progressive campaign in the deep blue city of New York. However, just a s

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