Mamdani Dodges Questions on $1 Million 'Working Class' Line as 3 Far-Left Picks Win
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Mamdani Dodges Questions on $1 Million 'Working Class' Line as 3 Far-Left Picks Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Summary
$1 million became a flashpoint when Zohran Mamdani, pressed to define “working class,” first offered a broad standard, then cited “about a million dollars a year” before saying that was not his actual cutoff.
Recent interviews show the same pattern on other sensitive issues: Mamdani sidestepped a hypothetical presidential run, avoided saying whether Iran was better off without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and brushed off a House vote condemning socialism 285-98.
His handling of “globalize the intifada” drew some of the sharpest scrutiny during his mayoral campaign; he initially refused to condemn the phrase, then later said he would discourage that language after speaking with a rabbi.
The scrutiny has intensified as the 34-year-old democratic socialist becomes a national Democratic figure, backing three insurgent New York House candidates and fueling a wider party split over how far left Democrats should move.