End of the DEM Old Guard? | Battleground NYC full episode #50: Oct 7, 2025

It's not just Mamdani. Younger voters are seeking candidates and politicians of their own age across the country. Could this mean the end of the Democratic Old Guard? S.E. is joined by Jennifer Steinhauer, the senior director of the University of Chicago's Institute for Politics and former New York Times' City Hall Bureau Chief, to discuss the changing of the political guard. David Freedlander, a features writer covering New York and National Politics for New York Magazine, also joins S.E. for the latest news and analysis on the New York City Mayor's race.