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Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction

Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction

Update: 2025-11-07
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The Democrats celebrated victories across the United States this week, including in New York where 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani convincingly defeated Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race.

Mamdani is a self-confessed democratic socialist and his supporters insist he is the new face of the Democratic Party.

Meanwhile in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, a moderate, centrist Democrat who used to work for the CIA, also won a convincing victory.

So who are the players in the Democratic Party's search for its future direction?

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Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction

Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction

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