A recent Siena College poll has unveiled a striking sentiment among Jewish voters in New York, with a staggering 75 percent expressing an unfavorable view of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee for New York City.
A mere 15 percent of this demographic holds a favorable opinion of the socialist lawmaker from Queens.
As reported by The Post Millennial, these figures position Mamdani as the least favored political figure among Jewish New Yorkers, challenging media narratives that suggest he has significant backing within the community.
His unfavorable rating among Jewish voters is notably 38 points higher than his standing with the broader state population surveyed, where he holds a 37 percent negative rating against a 28 percent positive. The remaining respondents were either undecided or indifferent.
Mamdani's deep unpopularity follows a series of controversies stemming from his anti-Israel rhetoric. He has been accused of making false claims against Israel, labeling it an "apartheid" state, advocating for a U.S. arms embargo, and describing its military actions in Gaza as "genocide." Furthermore, he has refused to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, according to The Algemeiner. Mamdani is also a staunch supporter of the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Jewish leaders in New York City have strongly criticized Mamdani's positions, arguing that they are dangerously biased and contribute to the rising tide of antisemitism both globally and domestically. Critics assert that his rhetoric undermines Israel's right to self-defense and alienates Jewish New Yorkers who are increasingly concerned about growing hostility toward their community.
The Siena poll reveals that only 20 percent of Jewish voters plan to support Mamdani in the upcoming November election. This figure starkly contrasts with earlier polls, including one by The New York Times, which interviewed a mere five Jewish respondents yet ran with the headline, "Many Jewish voters back Mamdani and many agree with him on Gaza." Another poll, reportedly commissioned by a Mamdani adviser, claimed that most Jews and one in four conservatives supported hima finding that critics dismissed as implausible, though it garnered significant media attention.
The new Siena data indicates that 44 percent of Jewish voters in New York City intend to support former Governor Andrew Cuomo, while 23 percent favor Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams garners support from just 4 percent of this demographic.
At 33, Mamdani is a self-proclaimed democratic socialist who emerged victorious in this year's Democratic mayoral primary, securing 43.5 percent of first-choice votes compared to Cuomo's 36.4 percent in the city's ranked-choice voting system. Previously an obscure figure, Mamdani's campaign was built on radical leftist causes, including the BDS movement and opposition to U.S. military aid to Israel.
Mamdani's most controversial remarks involved defending the slogan "globalize the intifada," a phrase historically associated with Palestinian terrorism against Jews and Israelis. He likened it to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during the Holocaust, prompting the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to denounce his comments as "outrageous and especially offensive to survivors."
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