Overview
- State party chair Jay Jacobs said he will not endorse Zohran Mamdani, citing disagreements over Israel, policy approaches to inequality, and the Democratic Socialists of America platform, while denouncing fear-mongering about the candidate.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani in a New York Times guest essay, saying they had frank talks and highlighting shared priorities on affordability, strong NYPD leadership, and addressing antisemitism.
- Progressive activists delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures pressing Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to endorse, as both congressional leaders continue to withhold support after meeting with Mamdani; Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie endorsed him this week.
- Mamdani remains the front-runner, with Polymarket odds at about 85% and multiple early-September polls showing double-digit leads over Andrew Cuomo, while Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa trail.
- Republicans seized on Hochul’s endorsement, with President Donald Trump attacking it, and the New York Post reporting a surge of donations and pledges to Rep. Elise Stefanik’s prospective gubernatorial bid, citing unnamed sources.