Driving the news: On Wednesday, many Democratic lawmakers and officials either denounced Mamdani or notably declined to rally around him. Republicans — including President Trump — crowed about Democrats embracing a democratic socialist who has called for reduced police funding and sided with Palestinians in the Gaza war.
The top two Democratic leaders in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both New Yorkers, declined to endorse Mamdani even as they applauded his victory.
New York Rep. Laura Gillen, from Nassau County, called Mamdani the “absolute wrong choice for New York.”
Rep. Tom Suozzi, also from Nassau County, said he had “serious concerns.”
Major Democratic donors — who poured tens of millions into a Super PAC for Cuomo — were having private discussions Wednesday about whether to back an independent run by Cuomo in November’s general election, or rally behind unpopular incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who’s also running as an independent.
Other than the one Gillen the rest are nothing comments. No one says they won’t back him besides that. And rich people are going to back anyone who will let them keep their largesse. They donated to Democrats because they know a Republican isn’t going to win in NYC.
This is a pretty BS article that is painting things that aren’t really there. At least not to any great extent.
Ok now go look at what the donors are saying.
I’ll concede some of it now.
But you understand “donors” are just rich fucks. Until the NYC/NY Democrat party says “don’t vote for him” then it’s really irrelevant.
That said, Hochul, Gillen, etc. can’t do the simplest gd thing like most other Democrats. No one says you have to endorse. I doubt AOC would “endorse” Connor Lamb if he won the PA primary. But a pithy “The people have spoken who they want their rep to be and I hope the Democratic candidate wins in November.”
It’s amazing how anyone center to left can find so much time to dither and argue amongst themselves instead of realizing the bigger picture which is to win power and do good things with it. JFC.
Almost as if people have contradicting ideas about what ‘good things’ need doing.
Lmao, idk I don’t really think there’s anything “just” about being a billionare political donor
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