{"id":2621439,"date":"2026-06-30T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-says-hed-run-for-nyc-mayor-against-mamdani-and-hes-dead-serious\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:01:16","slug":"dave-portnoy-says-hed-run-for-nyc-mayor-against-mamdani-and-hes-dead-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-says-hed-run-for-nyc-mayor-against-mamdani-and-hes-dead-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy says he&#8217;d run for NYC mayor against Mamdani \u2014 and he&#8217;s dead serious"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdave-portnoy-says-hed-run-for-nyc-mayor-against-mamdani-and-hes-dead-serious%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, has expressed interest in running for mayor of New York City, criticizing socialist movements and politicians like Zohran Mamdani. He shared concerns about the rising influence of socialists and communists in politics, wich he finds alarming and historic, and he feels a personal sense of responsibility to get involved despite normally avoiding politics. Portnoy highlighted issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caruzo-venezuela-opposition-plays-ball-with-maduro-for-yet-another-sham-election\/\" title=\"Caruzo \u2013 Venezuela &#039;Opposition&#039; Plays Ball with Maduro for Yet Another Sham Election\">socialist candidates<\/a> and emphasized his own background in the private sector, contrasting it with politicians he criticizes for lacking real-world experience.He also mentioned controversy surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over a Nazi tattoo from his military days.Portnoy is troubled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a> and believes voters frequently enough support candidates with impractical agendas, rather of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >common sense solutions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he would run for mayor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> and criticized the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialist<\/a> movements taking over the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would love to run [against Mamdani]. If I was going to run, it would be here [New York]. Can I win here? I have no idea,\u201d Portnoy said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime <\/em>Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4626484\/establishment-democrats-will-lose-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Establishment Democrats will lose\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4626376\/new-complaint-dan-sullivan-challenger-targets-campaign-finance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New complaint over Dan Sullivan challenger with the same name targets campaign finance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4622357\/mamdani-new-york-democratic-establishment-primary-takeaways\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani\u2019s New York takeover rattles Democratic establishment: Four takeaways from Tuesday\u2019s primaries<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve always thought I would never get involved in politics. I think you can do more in the private sector. This, and what is going on, has actually made me pause that thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portnoy said he\u2019s \u201cnervous, scared, shocked\u201d about this new wave of socialists and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communism\/\">communists<\/a> being elected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stoolpresidente?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stoolpresidente<\/a> Dave Portnoy says he would love to run for NYC mayor. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vs4xJEB3wE\">https:\/\/t.co\/vs4xJEB3wE<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s0Opps9TxI\">pic.twitter.com\/s0Opps9TxI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2071951937927364877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s crazy what\u2019s going on right now, and I don\u2019t know how you can\u2019t be scared,\u201d Portnoy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> is delivering on his promise to get \u201csocialists, communists elected and take over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portnoy said it can be a pain to be involved in politics, saying, \u201cWhy do I want to ruin my life?\u201d But he said he feels a sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSometimes I do feel like it\u2019s my duty. I can\u2019t turn away. I feel like I could make a change, maybe I do run in politics,\u201d Portnoy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI spend a lot of my day losing my mind over what\u2019s happening right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portnoy also criticized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a> Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a>, who faced controversy over a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596470\/platner-accuser-lyndsey-fifield-new-york-times-journalists-twisted-story-help-campaign\/\">Nazi tattoo<\/a> he got during his time in the military, later getting it covered up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou got the Nazi in Maine. This really, really, really worries me,\u201d Portnoy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4629823\/socialist-democrats-working-class\/\"><strong>SOCIALISTS FAILING TO DELIVER THE WORKING CLASS TO DEMOCRATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve had a real job, I\u2019ve done real things, unlike these clown politicians who have never had a job and have never been in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-project-veritas-twitter-insider-records-ceo-jack-dorsey-laying-out-roadmap-for-future-political-censorship\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Project Veritas: Twitter Insider Records CEO Jack Dorsey Laying Out Roadmap For Future Political Censorship\">real world<\/a> for a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said voters who support these socialist candidates \u201cnever want to vote for common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portnoy considers NYC mayor run, criticizes socialists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2621440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP24204280179925.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,34606,56552,38349,5894],"class_list":["post-2621439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-dave-portnoy","tag-mamdani","tag-nyc-mayor","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP24204280179925.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621443,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621439\/revisions\/2621443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}