Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory over former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo has some party figures worried that his democratic socialism could feed Republican attacks on Democrats as too far left ahead of next year's midterm elections.

First-time voters and young voters turned out in droves for the New York mayoral primary. Their choice for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, may or may not herald a wider tea party-like revolt. But his win serves as a repudiation of the political establishment.

Zohran Mamdani defends progressive policies, such as government supermarkets and freezing rent, amid Democratic criticism.