EXCLUSIVE: Zohran Mamdani's win silences House Democrats and Democratic candidates

Democratic candidates in D.C. for the DCCC's new candidates' event had no answers about New York City's incoming socialist mayor. One candidate was even physically pulled inside.

Zohran Mamdani’s convincing win in the New York City mayoral election is great news for the city’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter, but House Democrats and Democratic candidates are already struggling to respond to charges that the socialist Mamdani is the leader of their party.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) compiled a series of videos, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, of Democratic candidates and lawmakers outside the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) new candidate week in Washington, D.C.

Democrats of all stripes running across the country had nothing to say when asked if they would support Mamdani, if they want his support, or if they think he is the future of their party. In one case, James Osyf, who is running against Rep. Jen Kiggans (R., Va.), was physically pushed into the building when he was asked if he will “condemn Zohran Mamdani.”

For some Democrats, like Beth Davidson, Mamdani’s win happened in their backyard. Davidson is running in a crowded primary to take on Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), but she had no answer when asked if she is “happy that Mamdani is now leading New York.”

Other Democrats who ignored questions about Mamdani included Jasmeet Bains, who is running against Rep. David Valadao; Bob Brooks, who is running against Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R., Pa.); Sarah Trone Garriott, who is running against Rep. Zach Nunn (R., Iowa), Shannon Taylor, who is running against Rep. Rob Wittman (R., Va.), and even lawmakers like Rep. Mike Thompson (D., Calif.).

Watch the Democratic candidates struggle to answer about Mamdani here.