NY state Dem boss refuses to endorse Mamdani, causing huge rift in party

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani lost the endorsement of a longtime state party leader despite having the backing of New York Gov Kathy Hochul New York State Democratic Committee NYSDC Chairman Jay Jacobs revealed this week that he will not back Mamdani for mayor despite Democratic voters selecting the Democratic socialist as the party s nominee Mr Mamdani and I are in agreement that America s greatest matter is the continued upsurge of income disparity in our nation Jacobs announced in a comment to The Hill On how to address it we fundamentally disagree EX-MAYOR DE BLASIO TOUTS SOCIALIST MAMDANI AS NEW YORK CITY'S ANSWER TO TRUMP POLICIESThe Hill communicated that the NYSDC leader mentioned that he disagreed with Mamdani s stance on Israel Mamdani has been a vocal critic of Israel s actions throughout the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza His stance on the issue has become a major topic of the campaign cycle particularly when he refused to condemn the phrase globalize the intifada which particular view as a call for violence against Jews Mamdani has since distanced himself from the phrase saying he would discourage his supporters from using it While he would not back Mamdani for mayor Jacobs dismissed fearmongering surrounding the self-described Democratic socialist s campaign as a gross over-reaction MAMDANI APPEALS TO NON-DEMOCRATS WITH GENERAL BALLOT PUSH VOWS GOVERNING BODY CAN MEET VOTERS' 'MATERIAL NEEDS'It remains unclear how the loss of Jacobs endorsement will affect Mamdani s campaign However it could have an impact on Jacobs position as a leader of the party According to Politico Jacobs announced he would resign from his post if Hochul were to request it If the governor should ever ask any state chair to resign they should resign Jacobs reported Politico CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHochul informed her endorsement of Mamdani in an opinion piece in The New York Times on Sept She shared the article on X and captioned the post New York City deserves a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and make life more affordable for New Yorkers That s Zohran Mamdani A fresh Quinnipiac University survey proved Mamdani garnering help among likely New York City voters He was followed by former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo at Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa at and New York City Mayor Eric Adams at Cuomo and Adams are running as independents while Sliwa is running as a Republican Fox News Digital reached out to Jacobs Mamdani and Hochul but did not this instant hear back