CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings predicted Tuesday that the victories of Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City and Attorney General-elect Jay Jones of Virginia would be bad for the “national Democratic image.”
Mamdani and Jones were among those elected Tuesday, defeating former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares of Virginia in a night that went well for Democrats in parts of the country carried by former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Jennings offered Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York his “condolences,” hinting that he was a big loser based on the results of the off-year election.