On Thursday night’s broadcast of Hannity, Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich reportedly issued a pointed warning about the direction of the Democratic Party — and the stakes for America’s largest city — as New York City’s mayoral race nears a pivotal moment.
The conversation began with host Sean Hannity recalling a decade of political battles that, in his view, revealed how determined the left remains to reshape American institutions. “If you don’t think it can happen, look at what we went through in the last 10 years,” Hannity said.
He cited “declassification” disclosures and intelligence revelations, warning that veteran Democratic strategist James Carville’s recent calls to “pack the courts” and grant statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico were clear signs that the fight was far from over.
“They’re not going away,” Hannity said of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing. “They can reorganize and indoctrinate the country, and we can be back in a fight for our lives once again.”
Pavlich, a longtime critic of the left’s political ambitions, agreed. “Yeah, this fight is not over. The left is never done with their business,” she said. “They’ve been fighting for this for a century… They’re not going to just back down now, especially after they were embarrassed by President Trump beating them for a second time after they threw everything they possibly could at him, and it all failed.”
She then shifted her focus to New York City’s mayoral race, where Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has drawn fierce criticism from conservatives.
Pavlich described Mamdani as “an open communist” who has publicly endorsed violent tactics as part of an intifada — rhetoric she says is deliberately softened to obscure its true meaning.
“And personnel is policy,” Pavlich continued, warning that Mamdani’s potential appointments should concern voters far beyond the five boroughs.
She pointed to his reported plan to place former Representative Jamaal Bowman — a figure she accused of “glorifying cop killers” and defending Hamas — in charge of the city’s school system.
“This is the guy who says October 7th was justified,” Pavlich said, referring to Hamas’s attack on Israel. “So this isn’t just about one race and an obscure place in the country. This is New York City.”
According to Pavlich, a Mamdani administration could become a national model for hard-left governance, with appointees leveraging their offices to “indoctrinate people in the system” and expand their influence beyond the city’s borders.
She cited Mamdani’s recent trip to Washington, D.C., where she said “so-called moderate Democrats” welcomed him enthusiastically as a rising star in their party.
“So I wouldn’t underestimate him,” Pavlich concluded. “There’s potential here that he could really change the country and give the breath of life that they need after losing to Trump.”
For Pavlich and others on the right, the contest in New York is not merely a local skirmish but a bellwether — a test of whether the Democratic Party’s most radical elements can capture the leadership of America’s most prominent city and, in doing so, chart a course for the nation’s future.
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