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Democratic discord? Not in Nassau, not for now

The crevice has been widening for some time in the state’s Democratic Party. It’s generally described as tension between “moderates” and “radicals.” But specifically, among Nassau Democrats, county and state chairman Jay Jacobs’ refusal to go along with Gov. Kathy Hochul and endorse NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani was drawing amens and cheers 43 days before Election Day.

Democratic socialist Mamdani’s antagonistic statements toward Israel and the NYPD of recent years have given the GOP a powerful and dramatic theme for attack ads and fundraising.

Echoing remarks from moderate Long Islanders, longtime New York City political consultant Hank Sheinkopf, an outspoken Mamdani nemesis, was effusive Sunday in a statement to The Poi

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