New York's governor and state Assembly speaker backed Mamdani this week. The top Democrats in Washington, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, have not.
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    But Mamdani does not have all of New York’s most powerful Democrats in his corner. Schumer and Jeffries, two New Yorkers who happen to be the top Democratic lawmakers in Congress, have notably and repeatedly held out, though they haven’t closed the door on endorsing Mamdani, either. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s other senator and the leader of Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, also has not endorsed, and she criticized Mamdani this summer over his stance on Israel and its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Gillibrand later apologized for “mischaracterizing Mamdani’s record” in an interview.)

    The ironic part is their endorsements probably wouldn’t help Mamdani…

    But would drastically help their own voter turnouts.

    They’re actively setting themselves up to lose their next primaries to progressives.