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Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani
Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi said he will not follow suit. Suozzi, a Democrat who represents parts of Nassau and Queens, posted his statement on X Monday, Sept. 15. “I will not be endorsing Mamdani,” Suozzi wrote. “While I share his concern about the issue of affordability, I fundamentally disagree with his proposed solutions. Like the voters I represent, I believe socialism has consistently failed to deliver real, sustainable progress.” Suozzi added that he had not discussed Hochul’s decision …

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Support For Capitalism Hits Record Low In US, Poll Finds: Here's Why Support For Capitalism Hits Record Low In US, Poll Finds: Here's Why
Support For Capitalism Hits Record Low In US, Poll Finds: Here's Why Americans' support for capitalism has slipped to its lowest level on record amid economic anxiety and wealth inequality, according to a new Gallup poll. Gallup's latest survey found that 54% of Americans now view capitalism positively. That's down from 60% in 2021 and the lowest number since Gallup began asking for opinions on economic systems in 2010. Views of socialism remain largely unchanged, with 39% positive and 57% negative. "While Americans retain generally positive views of the US economic system, they are less positive toward it than toward free enterprise and small bus…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds
Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds Jack Ciattarelli has a message for New Yorkers: Move to Jersey. The Republican candidate for New Jersey governor took to social media after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded the Democratic mayoral primary to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist. “Tonight is proof that the modern Democratic Party has lost its mind,” Ciattarelli said in a post on Tuesday, June 24. “To all the residents and business owners of New York City who don’t want a socialist, defund-the-police, antisemitic mayor representing them, I encourage you to move to New Jersey.” Cuomo had bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Mondaire Jones Slams NY Rep. Lawler For Supporting Trump After Report He Praised Hitler Mondaire Jones Slams NY Rep. Lawler For Supporting Trump After Report He Praised Hitler
Mondaire Jones Slams NY Rep. Lawler For Supporting Trump After Report He Praised Hitler Mondaire Jones is not holding back his criticism of his opponent in the race for New York's 17th Congressional District seat, Rep. Mike Lawler, for his support of former President Donald Trump despite his longest-serving chief of staff saying he meets the definition of a fascist.  Jones, a Democrat, made comments against Lawler, a Republican, following remarks made by former Trump chief of staff and four-star Marine general John Kelly, who told The New York Times that Trump "certainly falls into the general definition of fascist."  According to the Times, Kelly also said that Trum…

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by Ben Crnic