Democratic Party lawmakers are refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani and are spreading lies about him in the process – Mondoweiss

Despite his decisive Democratic primary win, a number of leading Democratic lawmakers are holding out on endorsing Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral race.

“I congratulated him on the campaign that he ran, a campaign that clearly was relentlessly focused on the high cost of living in New York City and the economy. He outworked, he out-communicated, and he out-organized the opposition, and that’s clearly why he was successful,” told House Minority Leader Hakeem…