Mamdani aide dreamed of driving 'Mangione Avenue'
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A campaign aide to socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani expressed support for suspected United Healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione in online posts, according to the Daily Mail.

Julian Gerson, Mamdani’s political director, mentioned on Facebook on December 29th, 2024, that he was ‘looking forward to driving down Mangione Avenue a few decades from now.’

The Daily Mail obtained social media posts where Gerson commented in response to a discussion after he shared an essay detailing Mangione’s impact on public discourse in the weeks following the alleged murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

In his essay, Gerson concluded that Manginone ‘is adored not only because he dared to target a leader of one of the most vile, self-enriching industries darkening our society today, but because he dared to defy the stasis of nihilistic rejection.’

‘The question is not whether he was right or wrong. It’s how many others he has shaken loose,’ Gerson concluded.

Per Gerson’s LinkedIn page, which bears the same profile photograph as his Facebook profile, he has worked for Mamdani’s mayoral campaign since March.

Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Mail about Gerson’s post.

Mangione became a global phenomena due to the fascination around his privileged background and Hollywood good looks. For many on the left, he morphed into a vessel for radical rebellion against a system of economic injustice. 

Mangione remains in custody and federal prosecutors have chosen to seek the death penalty if he’s convicted.

Luigi Mangione , accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search is scheduled, appears in court for a hearing, Feb. 21, 2025, in New York

Luigi Mangione , accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search is scheduled, appears in court for a hearing, Feb. 21, 2025, in New York

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign rally, calling for the full enforcement of the city's Sanctuary City laws, June 21, 2025, in Diversity Square in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York City

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign rally, calling for the full enforcement of the city’s Sanctuary City laws, June 21, 2025, in Diversity Square in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York City

Gerson noted that Mangione could be useful as ‘an avatar for understanding millions of Americans growing dangerously aloof, isolating from others and themselves, and increasingly vindictive towards a world that feels more exclusionary and predetermined by the day.’

Gerson has previously worked for number of New York Democrats, including as a speechwriter for Governor Kathy Hochul.  

Gerson also spent time in Washington, DC, working as a staffer for Congressman Jerry Nadler and the House Judiciary Committee.

Julian Gerson on social media. Gerson is the political director for the Mamdani mayoral campaign

Julian Gerson on social media. Gerson is the political director for the Mamdani mayoral campaign

Per polling released by Emerson College Monday, Mamdani closely trails former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary race for mayor, garnering 32% to Cuomo’s 35%.

 

However, Mamdani emerged as the ultimate winner in a ranked choice voting simulation of 8 rounds, where voters could rank their top five candidates.

Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling notes that ‘over five months, Mamdani’s support has surged from 1% to 32%, while Cuomo finishes near where he began. In the ranked-choice simulation, Mamdani gains 18 points compared to Cuomo’s 12, putting him ahead in the final round for the first time in an Emerson poll.’ 

 The first day of early voting was June 14th, and Emerson’s polling also found that Mamdani holds a 10-point lead over Cuomo among voters who have already cast their ballots.

The mayoral primary is Tuesday.

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