Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is seen on November 20, 2025 in New York City. GC Images

I was a bit shaken when I turned on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” shortly after Election Day.

There was Kathy Wylde, the longtime director of the Partnership for New York City , cheerleading for Mamdani-nomics.

She claimed the political adversaries of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had exaggerated the case against him and his policies, blaming “political ads” and AI for widespread concern over his socialist proclivities .

“I don’t think the rhetoric of the campaign will continue,” Wylde insisted.

“I’m very hopeful that he’s gonna be a positive force in the city.”

“He doesn’t sound like a socialist to me,” she declared.

Yikes.

The Partnership is a group of prominent Manhattan business leaders and major employ

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