"City Councilman Chi Osse is all but certainly giving up his challenge of Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries in next year's congressional elections after members of New York City's Democratic Socialists of America chapter voted against offering Osse the group's endorsement on Saturday. The vote - which had 52% of members voting against an endorsement, 46% in favor and 2% abstaining - is a relief for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a DSA member who directly urged the group to not endorse Osse."
""I have no intention of running this race without the support of NYC-DSA, of which I am proud to be a member," Osse, whose Council district spans Crown Heights and Bedstuy, said in a text message. Saturday's vote from the local DSA's Electoral Working Group was non-binding, and the group's Brooklyn branches could still consider backing Osse's bid against Jeffries. However, the working group's recommendation weighs heavily, likely meaning the DSA won't move to endorse in the race."
Chi Osse is likely abandoning a planned 2026 primary bid against Congressman Hakeem Jeffries after New York City's Democratic Socialists of America chapter voted against endorsing him. The DSA vote was 52% against, 46% in favor and 2% abstaining. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a DSA member, urged the group not to endorse Osse, arguing endorsement would complicate his incoming administration's ability to advance an affordability agenda and that Osse lacked a viable path to defeat Jeffries. Osse said he would not run without NYC-DSA support. The Electoral Working Group's non-binding recommendation makes a DSA endorsement unlikely.
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