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Our Revolution Hails Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Grassroots Triumph in NYC Mayoral Primary

NEW YORK CITY — Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution—the nation’s largest grassroots independent political organization—issued the following statement in response to tonight’s results in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary:

“Zohran Mamdani has shaken the political establishment and proven that a united grassroots movement can take down even the most entrenched, powerful forces. This race was a showdown between the billionaire-backed status quo—which poured tens of millions into pro-Cuomo super PACs—and a new generation ready to crush corporate greed and deliver real results for working people. The demand for people-powered change is loud, clear, and unstoppable.

“Tonight, we celebrate this historic victory. Tomorrow, we hit the ground running to finish the fight—and elect Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.”

Earlier this month, Our Revolution formally endorsed Mamdani, urging its 431,000 grassroots supporters across New York City to rank the Queens Assemblymember as their top choice on the primary ballot. In the lead-up to the general election in November, the group plans to mobilize these supporters once again to ensure Zohran Mamdani is elected as the city’s next mayor.

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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.

Our Revolution Slams Senate Democrats for Betraying Working Americans by Rubberstamping the GENIUS Act

“Big Crypto poured $119 million into the 2024 elections—more than any other industry—and now they’re getting exactly what they paid for. The 18 Senate Democrats who backed this bill sold out and should be ashamed of themselves.”

WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act—a controversial bill championed by crypto giant Coinbase and other deep-pocketed industry players.

Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution—the nation’s largest independent political organizing group founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016—issued the following statement following the vote:  

“The GENIUS Act is a gift to the ultra-wealthy and a disaster for working Americans. It gives even more power to billionaires like Zuckerberg and Musk—letting them launch their own digital currencies to harvest your data and track your every move.

“It pretends to regulate, but it’s full of loopholes that open the floodgates to fraud, scams, and criminal abuse by drug cartels, terrorist groups, and hostile foreign regimes. And unbelievably, the bill even includes a carveout that allows Trump to personally profit off of crypto.

“Big Crypto poured $119 million into the 2024 elections—more than any other industry—and now they’re getting exactly what they paid for. The 18 Senate Democrats who backed this bill sold out and should be ashamed of themselves.”

Our Revolution has led national opposition to this harmful legislation. Prior to the vote, it presented the Senate with a petition signed by more than 10,000 grassroots activists demanding lawmakers oppose the GENIUS Act.

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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.