It appears that the Democratic Party establishment (There is no Democratic Party establishment) has decided to succomb to the inevitable, and announce support for Zoran Mamdani.
Case in point, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who like most of the Democratic Party establishment (There is no Democratic Party establishment) see the Republicans as the opposition, and progressives as the enemy.
She had to see the writing on the wall in a big way.
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, on Sunday night in a guest essay in The New York Times Opinion section, providing critical support ahead of the November election.
Ms. Hochul’s endorsement, after months of deliberation, is the latest sign that Democratic leaders who have been skeptical of Mr. Mamdani’s leftist views are beginning to coalesce around him.
Ms. Hochul and Mr. Mamdani represent divergent sectors of their party. She is a moderate who recently declared herself a lover of capitalism, vowed not to raise taxes and supports Israel. He is a democratic socialist who wants higher taxes on the richest New Yorkers and is highly critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Say what you will about Kathy Hochul, but if every other possibility has been ruled out, she will do the right thing, which makes her better than, for example, Andrew Cuomo.
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I suspect that her endorsement (along with recent statements by Mamdani) is evidence that he's privately indicated that he's going to play ball with the Democratic Establishment - much like AOC and Bernie Sanders.
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