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Did NYC Vote for Socialism or Against the Establishment?

Plus: Senate GOP releases version of “Big Beautiful Bill” and Republicans shift on gay marriage

Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and Kristen Soltis Anderson | 6.30.2025 5:25 PM

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This week, Reason editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson to analyze Zohran Mamdani's primary win over Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral race and what it signals about the future of Democratic politics. They also discuss the Senate GOP's version of President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and how Republican views on gay marriage have shifted since the Obergefell decision in 2015. Finally, a listener question prompts a discussion on Modern Monetary Theory and the risks it poses from a libertarian perspective.

0:00—What does it mean to be a party pollster?

2:53—Socialist Mamdani wins NYC Democratic primary

11:59—The politics of the housing crisis

15:18—The abundance agenda and Mamdani

21:15—Mamdani as the Trump of the left

27:07—Listener question on Modern Monetary Theory

37:15—Senate GOP version of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"

42:45—Republican voters shift on gay marriage

48:28—Is the GOP more libertarian under Trump?

50:28—Chances Trump might prove us wrong on Iran strategy

54:22—Weekly cultural recommendations

 

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"On Housing, All New York Politicians Are Socialists," by Christian Britschgi
"Libya, End Zone Taunting, and the Success Curse," by Matt Welch
"Sovereignty Is Such a Lonely Word," by Matt Welch

 

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Peter Suderman is features editor at Reason.

Katherine Mangu-Ward is editor in chief of Reason.

Matt Welch is an editor at large at Reason.

Kristen Soltis Anderson is a founding partner at Echelon Insights, an opinion research and analytics firm.

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