Mamdani Foes, Struggling to Raise Money, Have Started Buying Attack Ads

Not long after Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, a group of wealthy real estate titans and financiers pledged to raise tens of millions of dollars to defeat Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist.

Their push has only become more urgent as the Nov. 4 election approaches, with one recent email warning business leaders that if they “fail to mobilize, the financial capital of the world risks being handed over to a socialist this November.”

So far, their pleas have yet to be answered, largely because of Mr. Mamdani’s popularity and the scattered nature of his opposition: Three rivals — former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Mayor Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa — remain in the race, splitting up supporters and donors opposed to Mr. Mamdani.

Even so, the effort to damage his campaign has begun.




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