STEVE PEOPLES and JOEY CPELLETTI.

Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor has amplified a rift within the Democratic Party. Establishment leaders in Washington and moderate Democrats on the ballot in looming elections are actively distancing themselves from the 33-year-old Democratic nominee for mayor, who identifies as a democratic socialist. At the same time, Sen. Bernie Sanders and his allies are lashing out at Democratic leadership for refusing to endorse Mamdani, whose economic populism and youthful charisma have generated tremendous support from grassroots activists well beyond New York. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, are watching with delight and sometimes piling on, linking Mamdani and his far-left policies to the Democratic brand.