WASHINGTON — The big focus at the East End soirees of this year's Hamptons summer fundraising circuit has been the big race occurring 100 miles west — as deep pocketed donors from both political parties weighed which New York City mayoral candidate to back against Democratic candidate and front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

The Hamptons continued to attract its summertime mix of big-name politicians looking to woo big-money donors, but the focus of many in New York’s donor class is Mamdani’s candidacy and his vows to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations.

While Mamdani, a self described democratic socialist, avoided the glitzy gatherings out east, incumbent Eric Adams courted support at a backyard bash hosted by restaurateur Noah Tepperberg and a breakfast with business leaders. Former G

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