General Discussion

And dodging a direct question.

Mamdani doesn’t need to be endorsed by every elected Democrat in the country, but when any elected Democrat is asked about the candidacy of any Democratic nominee for any office, they should express support for that nominee to win that race, rather than using weasel words to evade answering the question directly.

Example of a better answer:

“I’m not making any formal endorsements for races outside of New Jersey, but I wish Mr. Mamdani, and all our Democratic nominees for elected office across the country, all the best in winning their races”.

See the difference between the statement above and Booker’s actual statement?

The statement above, while not a formal endorsement, slams the door shut on any possibility of an endorsement of another candidate who isn’t a Democrat, and shows solidsrity with Mamdani and other Dem candidates.

It’s the least Booker, or any other Dem, can and should do.