Zohran Mamdani vs The Machine

Zohran Mamdani was an unlikely frontrunner in New York’s mayoral election.

His promise to make life more affordable for working-class New Yorkers, combined with his outspoken criticism of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people, earned him a powerful coalition of opponents who poured millions into defeating him.

Mamdani’s rise also exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party, whose leadership either declined to endorse him or waited months before doing so. In the end, his campaign served as a litmus test for the growing distance between what voters want and what elected officials and their donors are willing to offer.

Bigger than Zohran takes you inside the battle for New York — and the future of the Democratic Party.

Featuring interviews with: Hasan Piker, David Hogg, Chris Hedges, Katie Honan of The City, Briahna Joy Grey, the Boston Globe’s Abdallah Fayyad, and Sam Thielman.

CREDITS:

• Producer: Nicolas Pollock
• Senior Correspondent: Josh Rushing
• Director of Photography: Singeli Agnew
• Editor: Warwick Meade
• Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
• Associate Producer: Mehr Sher
• Research: Rania Khan
• Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
• Production Manager: Anabelle Rojas
• Archivist: Shelley Simpson
• Legal: George Stephanopoulos
• Additional Cinematography: Omar Mullick and Nicolas Pollock
• Special Thanks: Rafi Mustafa

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