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He's wrong, but I don't think it's slander. How great the risk is debatable, but it's fair to worry that Mamdani may lose the D's some centrist and (although it can't be said out loud) Jewish votes and, consequently, the election. Which would be disastrous. AIPAC certainly is not going to be dumping money into Mamdani's campaign, and if they instead chose to spend it on the Republican candidate, it could sway the general election.
However, I think Trump proved that extremists can win, so while it's a reasonably concern, evidence suggests it's unfounded. Personally, the possibility that AIPAC could focus efforts on defeating Mamdani as he represents a crack in the political wall of unwavering support for Israel is a far greater concern, because money wins elections.
Although a disagree with the characterization that this constitutes slander, I do think it's the wrong approach. Having won the primary, if Democrats want to win this thing they have to solidify behind the nominated candidate. Being divisive will only help them lose the general.
To ease the worries of the Jewish voter base not selecting him:
... [Mamdani] excelled in the city with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and with the support of many Jewish voters.
AIPAC does not speak for all Jews.
AIPAC does not speak for all Jews.
Quick someone tell the entire global media!
AIPAC does not speak for all Jews.
But they speak to the office holders and DNC. Israel is much more important than US and it's citizen.
Saying that the primary winner is not fit to be mayor is straight up slander.
Itβs their own party lol
The republican candidate is Curtis Sliwa; we could do a LOT worse. The guy was defending Mamdani on fox news the other day. What does that say about the dems?
Curtis was?
It's hard to find good things to say about the established party.