Regarding "Zohran Mamdani is a dangerous candidate for NYC Mayor. This is why," lohud.com, July 24:
Bill Weber’s July 24 op-ed would have been better off sticking to the substance of Zohran Mamdani’s proposed policies — on which a real debate can be had — instead of alarmism like labeling the affable young man of Muslim faith a “dangerous candidate who must be stopped.” Weber’s State Senate district doesn’t even adjoin New York City, and his approach is a one-dimensional attack that avoids drawing any lessons from Mamdani’s popularity and victory.
But my argument is directed to local Democrats, not just Republicans like Weber. Why is it I, an ordinary person and very low-ranking Democratic official (a district leader), who is the only Democrat to step forward with this necessary defen