Ocasio-Cortez ‘Very Concerned’ About Democrats Withholding Mamdani Endorsement
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes top Democrats for not backing Mamdani, highlighting party divisions ahead of 2026 midterms and emphasizing the need to support official nominees.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for not endorsing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayoral race, despite his lead in polling.
- Ocasio-Cortez warned that failure to support Mamdani would complicate future Democratic candidates' appeal to voters, stating, 'If an individual doesn’t want to support the party’s nominee now, it complicates their ability to ask voters to support any nominee later.'
- Jeffries and Schumer have remained silent on their endorsement for Mamdani, with Schumer indicating he plans to meet with the candidate soon.
- Ocasio-Cortez expressed her concern about party unity, stating, 'I am very concerned about the example that is being set by anybody in our party... we must set the example of supporting the party’s nominee.
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AOC takes dig at top Dems Schumer, Jeffries for not endorsing socialist Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a dig at congressional Democratic minority leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries -- and other prominent Dems -- for not backing Zohran Mamdani after winning the party's primary for mayor.
AOC Blasts Democrat Leaders for Failing to Endorse NYC’s Radical Socialist Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has slammed top Democratic Party leaders for refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the radical Democrat nominee in New York City’s mayoral race.
‘I Go To Mosques’: Jeffries Again Dodges Mamdani Questions In Rambling Answer About Socialist Candidate
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries continued to sidestep questions Thursday about why he has not endorsed avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani to serve as New York City’s next mayor despite the candidate running in the general election contest under the Democratic Party’s banner. Jeffries, who represents a district that Mamdani will oversee if elected mayor, said […]
AOC Blasts Jeffries, Schumer for Reluctance to Endorse NYC Socialist Mamdani
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blasted party leadership on Wednesday for largely failing to get behind avowed socialist and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both D-N.Y., have yet to endorse Mamdani’s campaign for mayor in their own city, despite his being the party’s official candidate for …
AOC: Schumer, Jeffries Setting a Bad Example by Not Backing Mamdani
Progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested Thursday that the top congressional Democrats—and anyone else in the party refusing to support New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani—are setting a troubling precedent.
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