New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo
Zohran Mamdani focuses on housing affordability to gain support from Black voters, who make up 22% of New York City’s population and prioritized this issue in 2024, campaign sources said.
- New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani focused on winning Black voters after underperforming in predominantly Black neighborhoods during the Democratic primary.
- Black New Yorkers, who make up about 22% of the city's population, expressed concerns about housing costs, according to AP VoteCast.
- Mamdani spoke about affordability at a rally hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem.
- Mamdani stated that affordability is pushing Black residents out of New York City, with a significant drop in the population of Black children and teenagers noted from 2010 to 2019.
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Why won’t top Democrats endorse Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on June 24 with 56% of the vote in the final runoff, but several prominent Democrats have still not endorsed him. Those withholding support include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Sen. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn, and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. During the primary, many top Democrats backed either disgraced e…

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo
New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary.
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters
New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani seemed at ease as he made his way from a high-rise apartment building to a street festival in the historic Black neighborhood of Harlem on a recent Sunday.
Crime, Chaos, and the Future of the Democratic Party
(Dustin Olson) - New York City voters just gave us a glimpse of the Democratic Party’s future—and it looks to voters like more crime than common sense. Our new American Pulse poll finds Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani still leading the fractured 2025 mayor’s race at 36.9 percent. His support is durable, but not overwhelming. And it...
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