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On the eve of New York’s mayoral race, one Democrat has broken ranks with the leadership in his chamber to express reservations about Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., on Wednesday said he would endorse independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — breaking with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Cuomo ran as an independent after failing to capture the Democratic nomination earlier this year.

“I’m a Democratic Capitalist, not a Democratic Socialist. I endorse Andrew Cuomo,” Suozzi said in a post to X. “I cannot back a declared socialist with a thin resume to run the most complex city in America.”

MAJOR NEW YORK PAPER ENDORSES ANDREW CUOMO OVER ‘CALLOW AND MEALY-MOUTHED’ MAMDANI

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