Overview
- The House Democratic leader issued the long-delayed endorsement 11 days before the Nov. 4 election as early voting begins Saturday.
- Jeffries cited a focus on affordability and called for unity in the face of what he described as an existential threat from President Donald Trump, while acknowledging "areas of principled disagreement."
- Mamdani remains the polling frontrunner over independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa; Mayor Eric Adams exited the race and endorsed Cuomo.
- Republicans, including the NRCC, quickly blasted the move and announced targeted ads tying vulnerable Democrats to Mamdani's agenda.
- Top New York Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have not endorsed, as debates over Mamdani's Israel-related remarks persist and he publicly condemns Islamophobic attacks.