Many of our readers have told us they are dumbfounded that an avowed socialist was elected to be the mayor of America’s largest city and the financial capital of the world.

How could just over half of New York City voters be this out of touch with reality?

It’s the dumbing down of America, and the education empire has been the lead actor.

Exit polls show that Mandani won 78% of voters under age 30 and 57% of college graduates, but just 26% of the white non-college vote:

And he won with transplants, not native New Yorkers. Those who have lived in New York most or all of their lives know firsthand how giveaways and high taxes have ruined their city.

Nationally, polls show two thirds of Democrats now support socialism:

And the youngest voters even support communism: