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Exclusive – Brooklyn, NY: NYC Republican Council Council Inna Vernikov revealed that the popularity of Samajwadi Mayor candidate Zohan Mamdani is inspired by his supporters to fall for “pipe dreams” that is to offer socialism and communism.
Born in Soviet Ukraine, Vernikov told Fox News Digital that she remembers standing in milk and bread lines with her grandfather, saying that the policies of the mamdani are “experiment that has been done earlier.”
“When you look at the Soviet Union, this is what he did,” Vernikov said. “They, everything, and finally, who became rich? Only promised the government. And I think what is happening here.”
Asked what is behind the increase in Mamdani’s popularity, which brought him to the top of the national conversation when he won the Democratic Primary for the United States’s largest city, Vernikov suggested that many of his voters were inspired by “guilt”.
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Fox News Digital spoke to NYC Council member Inna Vernikov about Zoharan Mamdani’s popularity. (Fox News Digital/Getty)
“This is my opinion, that we are living in the culture of shame that began during the George Floid riots, when those people who were white and those who were rich were embarrassed to be white and rich and now we see who voters voted for Mamdani,” Vernikov said. “It is not a black community, it is not a Hispanic community, not a brown community, it’s not really a Jewish community, okay? It is really, white and privileged, who voted for the case and I think they were embarrassed in voting, and this is a small price for them to pay for them to pay for socially.”
Vernikov explained that another part of the equation is that many young mother voters have never experienced communism and socialism and have been cheated in thinking “this pipe dream can actually be a reality.”
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Zohran Mamdani talks to supporters during an election night on 24 June 2025 in the great craft license. (Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago)
“In fact, these things can never happen,” said Vernikov. “What can happen. What can happen.
Vernikov admitted that the part of the rise of Mamdani could be attributed to being his “extremely charismatic” and “attractive”, causing a “effective” campaign and Republicans can learn from some of their campaign strategies.
Vernikov said, “I think the promises they are combining with crime, with shame, are very charismatic and attractive with them, they have a very effective campaign.”
However, eventually, Vernikov stated that his platform is filled with ineffective promises and he is “absolutely” a communist.
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On June 29, 2025, Zoharan Mamdani participates in the New York City Pride March. (Noam throat/gati images)
,His thoughts, he can say that he is a socialist, but I really don’t draw the line, “Vernikov said.” I think this is the same concept, similar ideas in terms of economy, in terms of these policies. I think it is very, very dangerous and it is a counter to the idea of capitalism and our democracy. ,
Fox News reached the Mamdani campaign for digital comment.