A journalist revealed on Monday that MAGA's attacks against a rising Democratic star are falling flat — and could backfire on the Republican Party.
Will Pavia, a correspondent for The Times, discussed MAGA's attacks against Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, who is favored to win the New York City mayoral race against Independent and former mayor Andrew Cuomo, during an interview on Times Radio. President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from New York if Mamdani wins, and other MAGA lawmakers have threatened to denaturalize Mamdani, who became a citizen in 2018.
"It does slightly remind you of Barack Obama and the birtherism stuff," Pavia argued, referring to the attacks suggesting Obama was not an American citizen because his family was from Kenya.
"It doesn't look great for the Republicans to be doing this," he added.
Pavia also argued that Mamdani raises a host of questions about the Democratic Party's leadership. For instance, he argued that the hesitation of leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to endorse Mamdani is rooted in a strategy of "trying not to lose" instead of supporting candidates who win.
"That's why the Democrat party lost the last presidential election, because they're always just about trying not to lose rather than offering anybody anything that might help them win," Pavia argued.
