As Obama was, Mamdani is a conventional-wisdom long shot who has risen up against a racial-ethnic glass ceiling. A gregarious and jovial 33-year-old state Assembly member and self-declared democratic socialist, Mamdani also may be the first major candidate to include “rapper” on his resume.

The Five' panelists discuss Zohran Mamdani's candidacy in the New York City mayoral race and how it might impact the Democratic Party as a whole.