"Chermol, when asked if Jeffries was moving towards an official endorsement in the NYC race, said the representative would have more to say well in advance of the Nov. 4 election, before hitting Van Hollen with this wisecrack: Meanwhile, confused New Yorkers are asking themselves the question: Chris Van Who? Jeffries, as the Times pointed out, is among a number of Democratic leaders who have not backed Mamdani."
"Van Hollen has criticized Democrats like Jeffries, Schumer, and Hochul for staying on the sideless and not endorsing the 33-year-old. Mamdani currently has a strong polling lead against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), Republican Curtis Sliwa, and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), who is in second place. That kind of spineless politics is what people are sick of, Van Hollen said on Saturday. They need to get behind [Mamdani] and get behind him now."
"Jeffries, as the Times pointed out, is among a number of Democratic leaders who have not backed Mamdani. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) have declined to endorse the frontrunner, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a Democratic Socialist like Mamdani, recently campaigned alongside Mamdani in Brooklyn. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), meanwhile, has also endorsed Mamdani for NYC mayor."
Justin Chermol, a spokesman for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, said Jeffries would have more to say well in advance of the Nov. 4 election and mocked Sen. Chris Van Hollen with 'Chris Van Who?'. Jeffries has not endorsed New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul also declined to endorse, while Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned alongside Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed him. Van Hollen criticized other Democratic leaders for failing to back Mamdani, calling their reluctance 'spineless politics' and urging immediate support. Mamdani leads in polls against Mayor Eric Adams, Curtis Sliwa, and Andrew Cuomo.
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