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Mayors Copy Mamdani's Social Media Style, With Mixed Results
Original: Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/mayors-ti
Mayors across the United States are producing short-form videos for TikTok and Instagram in the style popularized by Zohran Mamdani's campaign, according to a New York Times report. The imitation effort has drawn amusement and mockery online, with observers rating the results as ranging from effective political communication to awkward, secondhand cringe.
Why now: Politicians copying Mamdani's viral video style is a fresh, funny angle on how campaigns and officials chase social media relevance.
Zohran MamdaniNew York TimesUS mayorsTikTokInstagram
Evidence
- Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/mayors-tiktok-video-instagram-mamdani.html # SocialMedia # Politics # News · nyt_us@robot.villas · 4
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