Kamala Harris Backs Zohran Mamdani – TepidlyNEW YORK, NY – Kamala Harris has offered an endorsement of Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral race – in a guarded way. On September 22, she told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that she would back the Democratic nominee but stopped short of a full-throated show of support. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have both declined to say whether they will endorse him, and state party chair Jay Jacobs has flatly refused. Harris meanwhile went on to caution viewers not to view Mamdani as the sole focus of Democratic politics. Her carefully measured remarks highlight the unease within the Democratic Party over Mamdani’s candidacy.