Remembering the South Asia Security Studies Guru

[T]he Republican Party is now a coalition of religious conservatives, the social and economic right, and libertarian oligarchs. For their part, the Democrats have become a broad “tent” uniting liberals, moderates, and socialists.

[Mamdani] exploits the oldest leadership characteristic since the Greek polis: charisma.

While Trump is a powerful force within the Republican Party, his polarising presence is creating substantial challenges for the party in appealing to a broad enough coalition to secure consistent, nationwide victories beyond his core base.

Mamdani's victory ... marks the starting point of a promising and rising American voice.