NYC Jewish Leaders Urge Vulnerable Dems to Back Mamdani

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

By    |   Thursday, 10 July 2025 01:45 PM EDT ET

Several Jewish politicians are urging other Jewish lawmakers to support New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani because they are scared of being primaried by similar candidates next year, The New York Post reported.

City Comptroller Brad Lander and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. are part of the "Jews for Zohran" offensive, according to the Post. Both endorsed Mamdani after he roundly defeated Andrew Cuomo in the Democrat mayoral primary last month.

"They're waving the white flag," one Jewish activist told the Post. "They're petrified."

In the wake of Mamdani's victory, the Democratic Socialists of America highlighted that "this movement is bigger than one person, election, city, or organization."

Now, its leaders are reportedly considering running primary challengers against several House Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries, Nadler, Ritchie Torres, Dan Goldman, and Yvette Clarke.

Former City Councilman Rory Lancman urged his fellow Jewish Democrats to reject the calls to support Mamdani.

"If ever there was a time to put principle over party, this is it," Lancman said.

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Several Jewish politicians are urging other Jewish lawmakers to support New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani because they are scared of being primaried by similar candidates next year, The New York Post reported.
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