General Discussion

There's no need or reason for a U.S. senator to endorse a mayoral candidate.

Because Cuomo is in the mix, and because of some of Mamdani's comments about Israel, there is potential harm to Booker's next campaign if he endorses Mamdani. Thanks to the execrable Citizens United decision all U.S. politics is now heavily dependent on money.

We desperately need every Democratic senator to be reelected and to win more seats. Our democracy depends on it.

The mayor's race in NYC, while interesting, really has no relevance to federal politics.

I hope and expect Mamdani to win. If he does, I expect to see many more young, progressive people enter politics. That's a good thing.

But there's no reason for Booker to weigh in. In fact, I'm not sure why Mamdani's supporters would think he needs or even wants help from an establishment politician.

It looks nefarious to me. An excuse to divide Democrats.