populist

Mamdani ran a left-wing populist campaign that focused on a rent freeze, free buses and universal childcare, paid for by new taxes on the wealthy.

If Republicans fail, big-government populists in both parties will run roughshod over confused and ambivalent incumbents.

Both men ran as populists, promising to challenge the establishment and deliver economic revival.

Blaha’s campaign has taken a decidedly populist tone, with slogans like “workers over billionaires” and a platform that includes policies such as a billionaire tax and free school lunches.

Mamdani's improbable ascent to the cusp of leading America's biggest city has also sent shock waves through the Democratic Party, which is struggling to decide whether to embrace a centrist or a populist, leftist path.