Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to endorse Zohran Mamdani. We’ll also look at the decision by Long Island Rail Road unions to avoid a strike for now.
The endorsements for Zohran Mamdani continue. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced after months of deliberation that she was backing him.
As my colleagues Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Nicholas Fandos noted, it is the latest sign that some Democratic leaders who were skeptical of Mamdani have coalesced around him. Two who have not, at least so far, are Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leaders in the U.S. Senate and House. But Hochul’s endorsement could mean that establishment Democrats have decided that they can work with Mamdani, a democratic socialist who stunned the political universe when he won the Democratic primary in June.
I asked Emma to assess what Hochul’s announcement is likely to mean for the race — and for Mamdani’s ambitious agenda.
Is there any way that Mamdani won’t be the next mayor? Is there any way now that he could lose on Nov. 4?
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