Schumer performs final Mamdani sidestep ahead of NYC polls closing

Schumer performs final Mamdani sidestep ahead of NYC polls closing


On Tuesday, Schumer, one of the country’s top-ranked Democratic officials and a Brooklyn voter, offered his latest dodge over whether he cast a ballot for his party’s nominee, Zohran Mamdani.  

“I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City,” Schumer told reporters at the Capitol a few hours before polls were set to close.

Unwilling to embrace the self-described socialist, Schumer has for months clung to a vague position on Mamdani, even as home state Democrats such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) offered their support to the mayoral front-runner. Polls show Mamdani will likely triumph over independent Andrew Cuomo, the state’s former Democratic governor, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, founder

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