The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and Socialism in America - Heartland on the Lars Larson Show

About this episode

Donald Kendal discusses the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City and the appeal of socialism among younger voters.

On November 20, 2025, Donald Kendal, director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, was a guest on the Lars Larson Show. He was asked to be on to talk about the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, and a new Heartland Institute Rasmussen Reports poll showing the growing appeal of socialism to younger voters.

People in this episode

Guest: Donald Kendal

Topics covered

• socialism
• politics
• polling
• elections
• youth appeal

Keywords

• Zohran Mamdani
• socialism
• New York City
• Donald Kendal
• poll
• younger voters
• Heartland Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Heartland Institute, Lars Larson Show

Places: New York City

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