“We need the type of visionary leadership that Zohran provides in this campaign,” said Sanders.
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced on Tuesday his approval by Zohran Mamdani in the race for the race of the mayor of New York, giving the progressive walk his support during an election still victim of the meat.
In a statement, Sanders said that the voters of New York gave the choice between the status quo, with billionaires and societies dominating politics, or a movement that represents everyday people, focused on the creation of the momentum against the growth of “oligarchy, authoritarianism and kleptocracy”.
“The New York Democrat primary presents a clear choice about the way,” said Sanders. “We need a new policy and a new leadership that is ready to withstand powerful business interests and to fight for the working class.”
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Mamdani represents a strong choice for this future, said Sanders, citing his “inspiring basic campaign” on the basis of progressive policy proposals such as affordable housing, public transport and grocery store. The senator also praised the funding of the Mamdani base campaign, powered by small donations of individuals – in bright contrast to the former governor Andrew Cuomo, the main competitor of Mamdani, and the army of Billionaires and companies supporting him.
“At that pivotal and dangerous moment in American history, the policy of the status quo is not good enough,” said Sanders. “We need the type of visionary leadership that Zohran provides in this campaign. In my opinion, Zohran Mamdani is the best choice for the mayor of New York. ”
Mamdani welcomed approval. “As with so many people across this country, (Bernie Sanders) has been the most influential political silhouette of my life,” he said. “As mayor, I will try to respect his example by fighting for the working class every day and, hopefully, would make Brooklyn proud.”
Approval, of one of most popular In the United States, politicians can prove to be a crucial boost for the Mamdani campaign, just a week from the primary on June 24. Mamdani was also approved by representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), which urged voters To classify the democratic socialist as a first choice in the polls.
Sutilles on the Rémordes have shown That the two candidates are elbow, with Mamdani dragging a few percentage points in the last classified choice voting cycles. This is a major increase in Mamdani on the surveys of a few months ago, when Cuomo had two -digit tracks on Mamdani.
A Rally for Mamdani on Saturday Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has drawn a large crowd, with thousands of supporters exciting the New York terminal 5, holding panels and banners supporting the candidate.
However, as Mamdani’s campaign has increased, corporate media consolidate their voice against him. Last week, The Atlantic published An article entitled “New York is not a democracy” – a screed against the classified choice vote, requiring, disturbingly, “could we help to vote for the choice of classified Zohran Mamdani beaten Andrew Cuomo?”
In the meantime, the New York Times editorial The trotted board Familiar arguments against Mamdani’s progressive vision in an editorial not of application this week, which criticized Cuomo but also praised him while the writers recognized the many allegations of sexual harassment against him.
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