{"id":257848,"date":"2025-07-01T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-the-democratic-candidate-for-nyc-mayor-and-social-media-star-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:00:29","slug":"who-is-zohran-mamdani-the-democratic-candidate-for-nyc-mayor-and-social-media-star-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-the-democratic-candidate-for-nyc-mayor-and-social-media-star-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Zohran Mamdani? The Democratic candidate for NYC mayor and social media star | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J7gd60Al01M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who is Zohran Mamdani? The Democratic candidate for NYC mayor and social media star | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7gd60Al01M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>You may not have heard of Zohran Mamdani, but you may have come across his TikToks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old used the power of social media to gain the attention of voters and its worked after he was announced victorious in New York City\u2019s Democratic mayoral primary.<\/p>\n<p>So what has made him so popular other than his social media stardom?<br \/>\nAnd what does this mean for the Democrats?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may not have heard of Zohran Mamdani, but you may have come across his TikToks&#8230; The 33-year-old used the power of social media to gain the attention of voters and its worked after he was announced victorious in New York City\u2019s Democratic mayoral primary. 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