Kathy Hochul backs Zohran Mamdani in race for New York City mayor | New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul approved Zohran Mamdani for the Mayor of New York, which was a great support for the democratic socialist.
One New York Times Hochul said: “In four years since I took office, one of my fundamental beliefs was the importance of the New York Governor’s Office hand in hand with the Mayor of New York to improve the 8.3 million residents we both represented.”
“I take the question of who will be the next mayor, and I have a lot of thoughts. Tonight I support Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Assembly.”
Inside A shipment in x “New York City deserves a mayor who will stand against Donald Trump and make life more appropriate for New York people.“ This is @zohrankmamdani. “
Onay, some show that the centralist democrats, who are careful against Mamdani’s campaign, may be willing to support the 33 -year -old child.
Mamdani won the democratic primary in June and overcome progressive promises for the rent freezing of Andrew Cuomo, the minimum $ 30 -dollar fee, and the richest of renting for the richest New York residents.
With the message of change and an insightful social media presence, thousands of new voters have revealed and the polling in the mayor’s elections can easily show him in front of Cuomo, who is now an independent candidate. Mamdani has a great leadership to the Mayor Eric Adams, who is not popular independently, and the Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Nevertheless, Hochul, the most powerful democrat in New York, resisted Mamdani or another candidate for the mayor, Tell the journalists In June: “Frankly, there are differences in our positions.”
However, the governor seems to have met Mamdani in recent weeks. Hochul, who works for re -election next year, released him FIRST CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENT In late August, he threw himself as a flat -speaking “warrior özel that would stand against Donald Trump.
Mamdani’s victory inspired more than 10,000 progressives for the offices, Guardian reported in August, and during the campaign, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won great name approval from progressive democrats.
Nevertheless, the center of the party seemed careful. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, including senior democratic figures in the state have not yet supported anyone for the mayor.
The effective Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, representing New York, has not yet supported the race. Schumer is a loyal supporter of Israel, and Mamdani has repeatedly criticized the country’s Gaza War, and described the situation there as many genocide like many human rights groups, including Israel.
