Democratic Leaders Face Growing Revolt Over Mamdani

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Predictable as the tides, self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s rise has brought out a range of bad to worse takes. Powerful Democrats like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have abandoned their “vote blue, no matter who” line, demurring on whether the youth-galvanizing Mamdani deserves their endorsement. Bill Maher frets that Gotham has never had a would-be mayor this “radical” and called Mamdani a “Marxist.” Meanwhile, many …

Democratic Leaders Face Growing Revolt Over Mamdani

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) progressive members are growing increasingly agitated at him for not yet endorsing Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race,” Axios reports. “What began as a local issue could have broader implications for Jeffries’ leadership.”