On Saturday night, members of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America voted not to recommend endorsing New York City Council Member Chi Ossé’s nascent primary challenge against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

In an online vote, a majority of eligible members of NYC-DSA’s Electoral Working Group voted against endorsing Ossé’s congressional campaign. In total, 1,205 DSA members voted, with 626 voting against the endorsement and only 555 voting in favor, with 24 abstaining. The online vote opened on Wednesday night following the candidate forum where Ossé made his case to members of the socialist group. The vote closed at 10 p.m. on Saturday.

The vote will likely come as welcome news to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who has tried to discourage Os

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