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Mamdani Draws Establishment Engagement as Mayoral Opponents Clash

Centrist leaders plan meetings with the Democratic nominee to assess his vision in a splintered field of general election challengers.

Zohran Mamdani
Workers dismantle the stage during Andrew Cuomo's election-night watch party for the Democratic primary in New York City on June 24.

Overview

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he will meet Mamdani next week to discuss his affordability-focused agenda after initially withholding endorsement.
  • Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo have publicly urged each other to withdraw from the general election to unite the anti-Mamdani vote but neither has stepped aside.
  • Tech and finance millionaires—among them James Hueston, Bradley Tusk and Mark Gorton—have formed an unlikely alliance backing Mamdani despite his tax increase proposals.
  • The general election field remains splintered, with Mamdani set to face Adams, Cuomo, Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Jim Walden in November.
  • Mamdani’s grassroots campaign has rallied over 20,000 volunteers and small donors for its free bus, rent freeze and universal childcare plans, drawing threats of federal funding cuts from President Trump.