With the new reporting that Donald Trump has personally talked to Andrew Cuomo about how to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the mayor’s race, New York Democratic leaders have to choose which side they’re on: Mamdani’s, or Trump’s?

Since New York City’s June 24 Democratic primary, it has become clear that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is the only anti-Trump candidate for mayor.

Even before the election, it was obvious that the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, had essentially become Donald Trump’s vassal. In what looks very much like a quid pro quo, the Trump administration ordered federal prosecutors not to pursue corruption charges against Adams; the mayor then agreed to assist the president in his aggressive deportation drive. Adams, whose reputation with Democratic voters is in the toilet,

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