Ron DeSantis is watching the Big Apple mayoral race with great interest.
The Florida Governor sees something Democrats are trying desperately to ignore.
And Ron DeSantis revealed one ugly truth that would make Democrats regret this NYC election outcome.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just handed Democrats a brutal reality check about what's coming if socialist Zohran Mamdani wins New York City's mayoral race next week.
The conservative Sunshine State Governor didn't mince words when he retweeted Elon Musk's assessment that Mamdani "is the future of the Democrat Party."¹
DeSantis laid out exactly why Republicans should be thrilled if the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist captures Gracie Mansion.
"If Mamdani wins, he will be the most prominent Democrat in America the day he takes office," DeSantis wrote.²
Voters nationwide would then witness Mamdani's "leftist agenda in action and know that his path is the Democrat path nationally."³
DeSantis characterized that prospect as "good for Republicans" but "bad for New York City."⁴
Why DeSantis sees Mamdani as a GOP gift
Early voting is already underway in what's become one of the most watched mayoral contests in the nation.
Polling shows Mamdani leading former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who's running as an Independent after losing the Democrat primary, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.⁵
The young state assemblyman who identifies as a "Democratic Socialist" is pushing a radical left-wing agenda that reads like a progressive fever dream.⁶
Free bus rides for everyone, universal child care, government-owned grocery stores, and an immediate rent freeze for all stabilized tenants.⁷
His campaign website promises to "use every available resource to build the housing New Yorkers need and bring down the rent."⁸
Mamdani's platform also includes hiking the minimum wage to $30 per hour by 2030 and massive tax increases on corporations and anyone earning over $1 million annually.⁹
For DeSantis, that's political gold for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms.
If Mamdani wins and implements even a fraction of his socialist wish list, voters across America will get a front-row seat to watch a major U.S. city transformed into a left-wing laboratory.
The Florida Governor has already predicted an exodus from New York City if Mamdani takes office.
"If this guy does get elected mayor of New York City, I'm going to have to set up a processing center to get all the NYPD who are going to want to move down to the state of Florida and work in our law enforcement," DeSantis said during a press conference.¹⁰
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He questioned who would want to serve as a police officer "for a mayor who wanted your agency abolished."¹¹
DeSantis also joked about Palm Beach real estate values skyrocketing another 20% as New Yorkers flee Mamdani's policies.¹²
DeSantis torches Mamdani over 9/11 controversy
The Florida Governor hasn't just been watching Mamdani's economic policies with interest.
DeSantis recently unloaded on both Mamdani and Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for what he called "a real sickness" in how they discuss the September 11 terror attacks.¹³
Mamdani sparked outrage when he teared up during a press conference while discussing his aunt who "stopped taking the subway after September 11 because she did not feel safe in her hijab."¹⁴
DeSantis accused Mamdani of "phony emotion" and ripped into him for suggesting "the real hurt of 9/11 was that his aunt got a dirty look on a subway, not that thousands of people were murdered by jihadists."¹⁵
The story has since fallen apart under scrutiny.
Mamdani was forced to clarify that the "aunt" he was crying about was actually his father's deceased cousin.¹⁶
The entire episode drew mockery from Vice President JD Vance, who posted on X: "According to Zohran the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks."¹⁷
DeSantis even joked about building a wall on Interstate 95 if Mamdani wins to keep his socialist policies from spreading to Florida.¹⁸
The national implications Republicans see
Speaker Mike Johnson called House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' endorsement of Mamdani a "seismic shift in politics."¹⁹
"We saw our clearest sign yet that this radical insurgent movement in the Democrat Party is succeeding," Johnson told reporters in the Capitol.²⁰
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise piled on, saying Jeffries' support means Democrats have moved "full bore into socialism."²¹
The Republican strategy is clear.
Turn Mamdani into the face of the Democrat Party heading into 2026 and beyond.
Democrats are terrified this could work because Mamdani's policies aren't just rhetoric.
He's promising to actually implement them if elected.
His campaign is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.²²
Mamdani built his campaign on viral TikTok videos and small-dollar donations, raising over $8 million while defeating establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the primary.²³
If he wins next week, Republicans will have a living, breathing example of what happens when Democrats embrace full socialism.
Every policy failure, every tax hike, every business that flees New York City becomes ammunition for Republican candidates across the country.
DeSantis understands this dynamic perfectly because he's lived through Florida's transformation into a refuge for Americans fleeing blue state mismanagement.
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer is already courting New York businesses to relocate, asking "Is there even a comparison between Boca Raton and NYC? In Boca, we look to lower taxes, not raise them."²⁴
Trump called Mamdani a "100% Communist Lunatic," and Republicans are preparing to make that label stick nationwide if he captures City Hall.²⁵
Election Day is November 4, and early voting is already drawing huge turnout in what's become a referendum on the future of the Democrat Party.
DeSantis is right about one thing.
If Mamdani wins, Republicans won't have to make the case against socialism.
New York City will make it for them.
¹ Fox News, "DeSantis predicts what would happen if Mamdani wins NYC election," October 27, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Ibid.
⁸ Ibid.
⁹ Wikipedia, "Zohran Mamdani," October 28, 2025.
¹⁰ CBS12, "NYC mayor's race could send people fleeing to Florida," June 30, 2025.
¹¹ Ibid.
¹² Daily Caller, "Ron DeSantis Quips Socialist's Win Will Send Florida Property Values To The Moon," June 25, 2025.
¹³ Florida Politics, "Ron DeSantis slams 'sickness' in 9/11 comments," October 27, 2025.
¹⁴ CNN, "Mamdani defends his Islamic faith and slams Cuomo in a tearful speech," October 24, 2025.
¹⁵ Florida Politics, "Ron DeSantis slams 'sickness' in 9/11 comments," October 27, 2025.
¹⁶ Fox News, "Socialist Mamdani clarifies aunt's NYC subway experience," October 27, 2025.
¹⁷ Ibid.
¹⁸ Florida Politics, "Ron DeSantis slams 'sickness' in 9/11 comments," October 27, 2025.
¹⁹ NBC News, "Republicans work to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party," October 27, 2025.
²⁰ Ibid.
²¹ Ibid.
²² ABC News, "Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani could be New York City's next mayor," October 2025.
²³ Zohran for NYC campaign website, accessed October 28, 2025.
²⁴ CBS12, "NYC mayor's race could send people fleeing to Florida," June 30, 2025.
²⁵ Newsweek, "Ron DeSantis Predicts NYC Cops Will Flee to Florida if Zohran Mamdani Wins," July 29, 2025.
