With Endorsement Still Elusive, Zohran Mamdani Again Meets with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Powerful Democrats reluctant to endorse Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral race

Several prominent, mostly progressive, Democrats have enthusiastically endorsed Zohran Mamdani, but the most powerful in the party have been reluctant.

With endorsement still elusive, Zohran Mamdani again meets with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday, the campaign told CNN.

Minority Leader Jeffries refuses to endorse NY mayoral candidate Mamdani amid deepening Democratic Party crisis

The refusal to date of top national and state elected Democrats to endorse the party’s candidate in the country’s largest city, more than two months after the primary, is extraordinary. It is an expression of a deep crisis pervading the Democratic Party.