How did a former rapper become one of the most prominent voices in progressive politics in just a few short weeks? Emily Tamkin, in DC, is joined by Rohan Venkat to discuss Zohran Mamdani's rise, and whether it offers a playbook for anti-Trump politics—or whether this is just an example of America's largest metropolis being out of sync with the country as a whole.
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