'Absolute panic and fear': Democrats torn over backing 'toxic' Zohran Mamdani or risking primary challenges

'Absolute panic and fear': Democrats torn over backing 'toxic' Zohran Mamdani or risking primary challenges

Most Democratic leaders have yet to endorse Mamdani, nearly a week after the socialist candidate defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo in the first round of the ranked-choice primary. By Matthew Xiao, The Washington Free Beacon Top Democrats are reportedly in “absolute panic and fear” after Zohran Mamdani’s upset win in the New York City mayoral primary, torn between endorsing a candidate many privately call “toxic” and risking primary …

Democrat Civil War Intensifies as Obamaworld Opposes Mamdani

(ZeroHedge)—The Democrat Party is grappling with internal divisions following Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in New York City’s Democrat mayoral primary election this week. Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York State Assembly member, decisively defeated disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo with 56% to 44% in the final ranked-choice voting results. Two prominent Obama-era officials, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and for…