"Mamdani's controversial promises include pledging to arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City, getting rid of "gifted" education programs for kindergarteners in public schools, spending millions on government-run grocery stores, and freezing the rents for rent-stabilized apartments. He has tried to distance himself from his past criticism of the New York Police Department, which he called "racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety" in 2020."
"But since then, he's done little to boost Mamdani's campaign - even as he's campaigned in person for Democrats nationwide, including gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey ahead of their elections this November. Even when Mamdani appeared to have won the Democratic primary in June, DNC executive director Roger Lau - the campaign manager for progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential bid - had to privately push Martin's inner circle to issue the statement congratulating Mamdani, people familiar with the matter told Axios."
Members of the DNC confronted Ken Martin to do more to support primary winner Mamdani, saying Martin and his inner circle are overly cautious and wary of fully backing him. Mamdani pledged to arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City, end "gifted" kindergarten programs, and freeze rents for rent-stabilized apartments while proposing millions for government-run grocery stores. He has tried to distance himself from a 2020 statement calling the New York Police Department "racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety." Martin congratulated Mamdani on primary night but has since offered little campaign support; Roger Lau privately pushed Martin's advisers to issue a congratulatory statement, which Martin ultimately posted on X.
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