Mamdani Win Exposes NY Democrats’ Turmoil at San Juan Summit

The excitement that greeted Zohran Mamdani this weekend at an annual gathering of New York lawmakers and power brokers in San Juan, Puerto Rico was effusive. But that excitement at the Somos el Futuro conference couldn’t mask the fault lines that his decisive win in last week’s mayoral election exposed within the state’s Democratic party.

Divisions over taxation, immigration and Israel will be tested in almost every major political contest next year. A growing list of Democratic incumbents will face challenges from the left, where Mamdani’s improbable win is emboldening progressive candidates.

In San Juan, Governor Kathy Hochul — who ...