Zohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not. (opens in new tab)

Since Donald Trump’s reelection, progressive and moderate Democrats have spent a lot of time fighting over differences in their approaches to campaign messaging and strategy. But the differences that matter most are those that occur after an election, when it’s time to govern. There’s no better example than the emerging contrast between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger—one a democratic socialist, the other a centrist former CIA agent—who both rode af...