Jay Jacobs, the state’s Democratic boss, announced on Thursday afternoon that he won’t endorse Zohran Mamdani, who won the party’s nomination for New York City mayor in a resounding victory.

Jacobs, who also heads the Nassau County Democrats, made the announcement in a statement arguing that Mamdani’s democratic socialism does not represent "the principles, values or policies of the Democratic Party." And the two men "fundamentally disagree," the statement says, on how to combat what they agree is "America’s greatest problem:" the continuing growth of income inequality.

Still, Jacobs’ statement about Mamdani cautions that "all of the fear mongering around him and his candidacy is wrong and a gross over-reaction."

Jacobs has never endorsed in a New York City mayoral race, he said, and he

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