Democrats on Capitol Hill are far from unified about what should happen next after progressive state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday.
Multiple House lawmakers who endorsed Cuomo told NOTUS on Wednesday they don’t know yet whether they’ll throw their support behind Mamdani, a democratic socialist who drew nationwide attention for his appeal to young voters and focus on economic issues, namely reducing the cost of living.
“I’ll speak about that after I have a conversation,” Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Cuomo endorser, told reporters when asked if he’ll back Mamdani, though he added an acknowledgement that Mamdani “is the Democratic nominee” and “ran a great campaign.”