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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, whose family fled communist Cuba, went on Fox’s My View with Lara Trump to issue a blunt warning to New Yorkers contemplating a vote for Zohran Mamdani. Suarez used his personal family history as a backdrop, telling viewers that the slippery slope from democratic socialism to repression and misery is not abstract—he’s seen the wreckage it leaves. His message was simple and urgent: do not take a gamble with the future of a great American city.
Suarez didn’t mince words, even drawing parallels between Mamdani’s rhetoric and the early romanticism that once greeted tyrants in Cuba and elsewhere, arguing New York is “going down a very dark path” if it embraces such experiments. This isn’t fearmongering; it’s a firsthand alarm from someone whose parents escaped the real-world consequences of authoritarian economics. Hardworking Americans should listen to those with experience escaping collectivist misery rather than lectures from coastal elites.
What worries conservatives and sensible voters alike are the specifics of Mamdani’s agenda: vast tax hikes, city-run enterprises, free services funded by the shrinking tax base, and dramatic redistribution schemes. Mamdani himself has said he doesn’t think billionaires should exist, a chilling admission that signals a deep hostility to wealth creation and the very incentives that make cities prosperous. New York’s recovery depends on entrepreneurs and investors, not confiscatory policies that drive them away.
Beyond rhetoric, powerful evidence shows organized left-wing forces like the Democratic Socialists of America are ready to direct policy from behind the scenes if Mamdani wins, raising the prospect of governance shaped more by dogma than practical results. Even fellow Democrats and insiders have raised alarms about hypocrisy and coziness with elites who talk like populists while living comfortably abroad. Voters should be skeptical of candidates who promise to “take from the rich” and then rely on the same rich to bail out their cities when the tax base evaporates.
The stakes go beyond Madison Avenue and Wall Street: President Trump has already signaled that federal money could be leveraged against city leadership that “doesn’t behave,” a reminder that radical local experiments can have national consequences. New York’s access to federal resources and investment hinges on responsible stewardship, not ideological theater that risks bankrupting services and scaring off employers. Americans who love this country should favor leaders who build, not break, the institutions that protect prosperity and freedom.
If New Yorkers care about safe streets, good schools, and affordable housing without sacrificing economic opportunity, they should heed Suarez’s warning and reject candidates offering utopia at the price of liberty. Immigrants like Suarez’s family risked everything for the promise of America’s free-market freedoms, and it’s a betrayal to swap those freedoms for experiments that have failed everywhere they’ve been tried. This election is a test of whether citizens value common-sense leadership that empowers families and small businesses, or radical promises that ultimately impoverish everyone.
