Dave Portnoy Weighs NYC Mayoral Run Against Zohran Mamdani After 3 Socialist Primary Wins
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Dave Portnoy Weighs NYC Mayoral Run Against Zohran Mamdani After 3 Socialist Primary Wins
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Dave Portnoy said he may run for New York City mayor, telling Fox News Digital and a 92NY audience that “maybe I’m the guy” to take on Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Three recent socialist primary victories in New York helped drive that stance, with Portnoy saying he was stunned by the city’s political direction and by resurfaced remarks from Mamdani-backed candidates.
Portnoy singled out Darializa Avila Chevalier over past comments and Aber Kawas over a 2017 podcast discussion of 9/11; Kawas later said she was condemning the scapegoating of Muslim Americans, not justifying violence.
At the book event, Portnoy cast himself as a pro-entrepreneurship alternative to Mamdani, saying Barstool employs 400 to 450 people and arguing successful business owners should not be vilified in politics.
He stopped short of declaring a candidacy, saying he is unsure he could win in a Democratic city but framing a possible run as a response to policies and rhetoric he says are pushing New York leftward.