New York Votes – The Nation Watches.
Special Post Election Panel
with Political All-Stars
John Avlon, S.E. Cupp, Ed Cox, & Molly Jong-Fast,
Wednesday, November 5th, from 5:30-7pm ET In-person, at Guggenheim Partners
Followed by dinner at New York Yacht Club, RSVP for dinner open to Executive Members & Above.
Armed with political savvy and a sharp pulse on all things New York, John Avlon, S.E. Cupp, Ed Cox, and Molly Jong-Fast join The Common Good for a no-spins breakdown of New York City’s mayoral election results — and what Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win could portend for the national political stage, the future of both parties, the populist wave, and the battle for the political center.
About Our Speakers
John Avlon is an award-winning journalist, author, and media executive. A former CNN senior political analyst, Daily Beast editor-in-chief, and 2024 congressional nominee, he now hosts How to Fix It on The Bulwark and serves as Chairman of the Citizens Union. Avlon’s six books include Lincoln and the Fight for Peace and Washington’s Farewell.
His CNN series Reality Check won the 2023 New York Press Club Award for best TV commentary. Earlier, he served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
S.E. Cupp is a nationally syndicated columnist, author, podcaster, and TV commentator. She is host of the nighty television show "Battleground NYC: The Fight For Your Vote," which covers the NYC mayoral election for Fox local stations. Cupp hosts a successful podcast at iHeart, Off the Cupp, and is a columnist at the New York Daily News.
She is currently a political commentator at CNN, where she’s hosted several shows, including “Outside with Insiders,” “Crossfire,” and most recently “Unfiltered with S.E. Cupp.” Before CNN, she co-hosted “The Cycle” on MSNBC. She authored Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity and co-wrote Why You’re Wrong About the Right.
Ed Cox is Chairman of the New York State Republican Party and a lawyer with decades of service in public life. He has advised three U.S. Presidents and four New York Governors, led GOP redistricting and campaign efforts that reshaped New York politics, and played key roles in presidential races from Nixon to Reagan to Trump.
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Secretary of the Economic Club of New York, Cox has written on law and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, and other publications.
Molly Jong-Fast is an MSNBC Political Analyst, Host of the Fast Politics Podcast, a Vanity Fair Special Correspondent and a contributing writer for The New York Times Opinion. Molly is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator and podcaster.
The author of three books, Molly's latest memoir "How to Lose Your Mother" was published by Viking in June of 2025. You can find her on threads/x/ instagram and BlueSky as mollyjongfast.