On Tuesday, a blowout in the New York primaries cemented Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a local kingmaker. All of his chosen candidates won, and their victories pointed to a growing movement within the Democratic Party. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics for The New York Times, explains whether their victories will help Democrats in the midterms. Guest: Nicholas Fandos [https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-fandos], a reporter covering New York politics and government for The New York Times. Background reading:  * Mr. Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/mamdani-politics-influence.html]. * Here’s why [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/democrats-unions-primaries-nyc.html] New York’s Democratic establishment fell to Team Mamdani. Photo: Lexi Parra/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.