From Fox News: Newly released campaign finance records reveal New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign gave over $28,000 last month to the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, a radical group that has boasted about the level of influence it will have if Mamdani is elected mayor.
The Mamdani campaign made a payment of $28,677.57 to DSA’s NYC chapter on Sept. 15 and filled in the purpose field that the funds were for “Other: explntion / Texting.”
Mamdani’s campaign has previously given numerous smaller payments totaling roughly $3,000 to DSA for “Fundraising / Fundraising Emails” but the September donation represents by far the largest contribution to the group since his campaign was launched. NYC-DSA has received 36 payments, totaling over $33,000 from Mamdani’s campaign since early 2025.
The donation comes amid public boasting from DSA that they wield massive influence on Mamdani’s platform.
DSA organizer Daniel Goulden has reportedly bragged that their socialist group has been working with Mamdani’s campaign, and even helping to draft parts of his platform.
“DSA has regular meetings with him, let alone his team. His policy director is my friend. I’ve been working with his campaign manager for well over a year. You know? I have friends who are his staff,” Goulden touted.
“With Zohran, we’re in basically the best possible position to seize state power that we can be in because, you know, we’re like this,” he also claimed, showing his fingers tightly together in an indication of DSA’s connection to Mamdani.
Referring to Mamdani’s policies on transgender rights, Goulden also bragged, “We wrote the platform with him. The team was so happy to work with us on this. What we explicitly wanted to do was use the power of New York City to provide free gender-affirming care – and I say free in case insurance companies decide to boot us off – free gender-affirming care, not just to people in New York City, but across the country.”
In an X post in May, the NYC-DSA wrote, “It’ll take a dedicated movement to enact the socialist vision for NYC that Zohran’s campaign has made so popular.”
In a video ad promoting Mamdani in June, NYC-DSA touted, “Zohran Mamdani will freeze the rent, make the buses fast and free, make childcare universal and free, and keep New York as a sanctuary city. That’s why the Latino members of the DSA will vote for Zohan Mamdani on June 24.”
Still pinned to the top of the NYC-DSA X page is the group’s endorsement and fundraising pitch for Mamdani:
🚨A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST IS RUNNING FOR NYC MAYOR! 🚨
We’re thrilled to officially endorse Queens Assemblymember and Socialist in Office, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, for NYC Mayor.
🌟Donate: https://t.co/flowMP0gjX pic.twitter.com/jYsNMFwRNc
— NYC-DSA 🌹 (@nycDSA) October 23, 2024
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