Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) pressed the Democratic Party to champion the socialist policies espoused by New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who recently clinched a victory in the Big Apple’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Politics / Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the “grassroots movement supporting Zohran” as a vital alternative to “the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.” John Nichols Senator Bernie Sanders has a vision for a new American politics—one that meets the needs of working families instead of the billionaire class that uses its immense wealth to warp elections and governance.

In a statement, the Vermont senator said, “We need the kind of visionary leadership that Zohran is providing in this campaign.”