‘We have the people’: Bernie Sanders campaigns with Zohran Mamdani as New York mayoral race enters final stretch

<p>Pair met with thunderous applause at town hall in Brooklyn as part of senator’s Fighting Oligarchy tour</p><p>Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner and Democratic nominee, joined the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in a rousing town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday evening where the two addressed the growing threat of oligarchic control across the US and how to fight it.</p><p>The event, held at Sanders’ alma mater Brooklyn College, drew an audience of about 1,700 people. Mamdani and Sanders co-hosted the town hall as part of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/bernie-sanders-democrats-fight-oligarchy">Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour</a>, which has included rallies in 20 states. Throughout the tour, the senator has been actively supporting and recruiting progressive candidates to run for office.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/we-have-the-people-bernie-sanders-campaigns-with-zohran-mamdani-as-new-york-mayoral-race-enters-final-stretch">Continue reading...</a>