Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging Democrats to take a page from mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani�s playbook, arguing that the socialist�s focus on affordability and cost-of-living issues could be the key to electoral success across the country.

In an interview Tuesday on Fox News�s Hannity, de Blasio praised Mamdani�s communication style, saying his straight talk about the struggles of working families propelled him to a decisive primary win.

�If Democrats talked the way Zohran Mamdani does about everyday affordability and the cost of living � Democrats would be winning all over the country,� de Blasio said.

Host Sean Hannity challenged de Blasio, highlighting Mamdani�s past statements and policy stances that skew further left than the average voter. But de Blasio pushed back, arguing Mamdani�s appeal transcended ideology.

�The people in New York City � conservative ones, liberal ones, everyone in between � they voted overwhelmingly for him because they believed he was actually speaking to their reality,� de Blasio said.

He singled out Mamdani�s push for free city buses as an example of a policy voters can immediately connect to. �That�s like a kitchen table issue,� de Blasio said.

Mamdani currently leads the general election by a commanding margin. A Siena College poll released earlier this month showed him at 44%, nearly 20 points ahead of former Governor Andrew Cuomo at 25%. Republican Curtis Sliwa trailed with 12%, and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, running as an independent after skipping the Democratic primary, polled at just 7%.

Despite Cuomo�s loss in the Democratic primary and Adams�s decision not to run under the party�s banner, both remain registered Democrats as they mount independent campaigns.

For de Blasio, Mamdani�s success proves that progressive populism framed around affordability resonates broadly � even in a city with a diverse Democratic base.

�New York City is not affordable enough,� de Blasio said. �Here�s a guy who said, �I�m going to do something about it.� And people listened.�

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