The chair of the New York Democratic Party will not endorse the party’s nominee for mayor of New York City, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, due to disagreements with his policies.
Jay Jacobs, who has served as chair of the New York Democratic Party since 2019, told The Hill in a statement: “Mr. Mamdani and I are in agreement that America’s greatest problem is the continued growth of income disparity in our nation. On how to address it — we fundamentally disagree.”
He went on to criticize “fearmongering” about Mamdani and his campaign, saying it was “wrong and a gross overreaction,” while noting that he disagrees with the assemblyman about Israel and believes the Democratic Socialists of America, of which Mamdani is a member, does not align with “the principles, values or policies of the Democratic Party.”
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