Overview

• Warren campaigned with Mamdani Monday at a DC37 union event, praising his push for affordable housing, universal childcare and wealth taxes as the “Democratic message.”
• Senators Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries, along with Gov. Kathy Hochul, have all declined to endorse Mamdani, underscoring fractures between progressives and moderates.
• Mamdani’s past support for defunding the NYPD and his reluctance to condemn the slogan “globalize the intifada” have fueled fears of antisemitism among Jewish communities.
• A July poll of 800 registered Jewish voters found just 37 percent would back Mamdani in a general election, with most Orthodox and Conservative Jews favoring Cuomo or Adams.
• Independent candidacies from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams, along with Republican Curtis Sliwa’s campaign, raise concerns that vote-splitting could hinder Mamdani’s path in November.