An extra dimension has been revealed to Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York Democrat Primary election.
He is a socialist, a beard wearer and an Arsenal fan. In this he mirrors a well known UK politician..
Mamdani has explained his Arsenal support
I came up as a fan in the early 2000s, and it was my uncle who introduced me to the team. I was born in Kampala, Uganda, in East Africa, and my dad’s family is from East Africa, and Arsenal was one of the first teams to have a number of African players: Lauren, Kolo Toure, Nwankwo Kanu, Emmanuel Eboue, Alex Song. Over the years, [then-manager] Arsene Wenger really transformed what English soccer looked like. As a Ugandan kid looking at this team, I was just so proud. I really got in during the good years — the “Invincible” years, the years of success. Then I grew up in the years after that, which were years of infinite hope and very few results, and now we’re in a place where we’re actually competing.
“infinite hop and very few results”
Sounds like July 2024 election!
“hope”