By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist, June 24, 2025
Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
NYC’s embrace of ranked-choice voting shows how the system can be utilized by radical leftists to gain power in blue enclaves.
New York City could be on the cusp of electing a radical Muslim socialist as its next mayor — even though he may not be voters’ first choice.
On Tuesday, electors in the Big Apple will head to the polls to cast ballots in the city’s Democrat mayoral primary. With incumbent Mayor Eric Adams set to run as an independent this fall, competition for the Democrat nomination has remained close between two candidates: former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. …