Besides the statewide contests in New Jersey and Virginia, there is another very high-profile office on the ballot next week: New York City mayor! To talk about this contest, DDHQ Chief Elections Analyst Geoffrey Skelley welcomed Michael Lange onto the podcast. Lange is a writer, researcher, strategist, political organizer, and expert on New York City politics. He writes about NYC on his Substack, The Narrative Wars, and has produced many interesting analyses of the Big Apple electorate that are well worth your time.

We talked about where the race stands, as state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani holds a double-digit polling lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with Republican Curtis Sliwa running in third. We also examined the NYC electorate, including “the Commie Corridor” and the “Archie Bunker” vote, and how the candidates have sought to expand their coalitions. We also delved into turnout, as this election could see the largest number of raw votes in a mayoral race since the 1989 and 1993 clashes between Democrat David Dinkins and Republican Rudy Giuliani.

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