{"id":2512479,"date":"2025-11-19T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-says-its-not-the-time-for-osse-to-primary-jeffries\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:21:20","slug":"mamdani-says-its-not-the-time-for-osse-to-primary-jeffries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-says-its-not-the-time-for-osse-to-primary-jeffries\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani says\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0&#8216;not the time&#8217; for Oss\u00e9 to primary Jeffries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-says-its-not-the-time-for-osse-to-primary-jeffries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has expressed that it is &#8220;not the time&#8221; for fellow progressive City Councilman Chi Oss\u00e9 to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-liberal-truth-brigade-has-ties-to-billionaire-who-peddled-disinformation\/\" title=\"New Liberal \u2018Truth Brigade\u2019 Has Ties to Billionaire Who Peddled Disinformation\">congressional primary<\/a>.Despite Oss\u00e9 filing paperwork to run against Jeffries and citing dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party&#8217;s current direction, Mamdani and other prominent progressives, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, discourage such a primary challenge at this moment. Jeffries&#8217; team welcomed the primary prospect, emphasizing his ongoing work on key issues. Oss\u00e9, who joined the Democratic Socialists of America earlier this year, plans to seek DSA endorsement, which is considered critical for his campaign. However, some within the DSA view his run as a distraction from broader efforts to build socialist influence at the state level.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani says&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;&lsquo;not the time&rsquo; for Osse to primary Jeffries<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2407949\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> said he does not want New York City Councilman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3882576\/socialist-chi-osse-challenge-hakeem-jeffries-house-seat\/\">Chi Oss&eacute;<\/a>, a fellow progressive, to run for Congress &mdash; yet.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Wednesday, Mamdani said it is &ldquo;not the time&rdquo; for Oss&eacute; to primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), but it was reported that Mamdani privately does not want Oss&eacute; to run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3892193\/house-democrat-pull-retirement-court-blocks-texas-plan-redrawing-district\/\">House Democrat suggests he&rsquo;ll pull retirement after court blocks Texas plan redrawing district&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3891881\/kamala-harris-stumps-tennessee-democrat-aftyn-behn-competitive-special-election\/\">Harris stumps for Tennessee Democrat in competitive special election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3891256\/cameron-kasky-campaign-new-york-12th-district\/\">Parkland shooting survivor launches progressive campaign for New York&#8217;s 12th District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary, I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda,&rdquo; Mamdani<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/not-the-time-for-osse-to-run-for-congress-mamdani-says\/\"> said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oss&eacute; filed to run for Congress on Monday, saying afterward that he is &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/18\/aoc-jeffries-chi-osse-new-york-democrats\">exploring<\/a>&rdquo; a run against Jeffries. He added that the Democratic Party has failed to fight back against President Donald Trump and to deliver a vision that &ldquo;we can all believe in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The councilman also announced that he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2025\/11\/chi-osse-dsa-mamdani-socialism\/\">joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">city&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s<\/a> Democratic Socialists of America chapter earlier this year and suggested<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OsseChi\/status\/1990476987694305749?s=20\"> that a<\/a> &ldquo;dire situation&rdquo; spurred him to run.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries&rsquo;s camp welcomed the prospect of a primary opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leader Jeffries is fighting hard to lower the high cost of living, address the Republican healthcare crisis, combat corruption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-misspells-milleys-name-miscounts-number-of-troops-in-syria-in-talking-points-on-afghanistan\/\" title=\"WH Misspells Milley\u2019s Name, Miscounts Number Of Troops In Syria In Talking Points On Afghanistan\">win back control<\/a> of the House for the good of the country,&rdquo; Jeffries spokesman Justin Chermol <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5609193-chi-osse-files-paperwork-to-run-against-hakeem-jeffries-in-new-york\/\">said <\/a>in a statement. &ldquo;We welcome this primary challenge and look forward to a rigorous debate about the type of serious leadership required to deliver for the people of Brooklyn and the nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Oss&eacute; has received resistance outside of Mamdani, who will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >de facto leader<\/a> of the city&rsquo;s Democrats when he enters Gracie Mansion on Jan. 1. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who ran and won office as a DSA member, also said it wasn&rsquo;t the time for a challenge to Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I certainly don&rsquo;t think a primary challenge to the leader is a good idea right now,&rdquo; she<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/18\/aoc-jeffries-chi-osse-new-york-democrats\"> told<\/a><em>  Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Oss&eacute; will go before the city&rsquo;s DSA chapter on Wednesday in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/electoral-working-group-congressional-endorsement-forum-members-only\">congressional endorsement forum<\/a> to sell why he should challenge Jeffries. He will then need to pass a series of votes to obtain the NYC DSA&rsquo;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3891813\/adams-era-nypd-commissioner-jessica-tisch-zohran-mamdani\/\">ADAMS-ERA NYPD COMMISSIONER TO STAY IN ROLE UNDER MAMDANI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Running without the DSA&rsquo;s endorsement would be perilous for Oss&eacute;, who is toying with running against a powerful member of the Democratic Party. One NYC DSA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snls-michael-che-posts-simone-biles-jokes-mocks-backlash-only-do-jokes-about-whites-and-cops\/\" title=\"SNL\u2019s Michael Che Posts Simone Biles Jokes, Mocks Backlash: \u2018Only Do Jokes About Whites And Cops\u2019\u00a0\">member wrote<\/a> in an op-ed posted on the website of the Socialist Majority Caucus, which is within the DSA, that Oss&eacute;&rsquo;s decision to run is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialistmajority.com\/theagitator\/chi-osse-endorsement\">a distraction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should be using Zohran&rsquo;s victory to secure a state-level presence that will fortify a socialist bloc,&rdquo; the member wrote, &ldquo;not just a symbolic effort against a horrible Democrat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani says now&#8217;s &#8216;not the time&#8217; for Oss\u00e9 to challenge Jeffries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2512480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-gnobwr2tb-1763584679514.jpg?1763571195&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50470,56552,67367,5894,37676],"class_list":["post-2512479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jeffries-2","tag-mamdani","tag-osse","tag-politics","tag-primary-challenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-gnobwr2tb-1763584679514.jpg?1763571195&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512483,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512479\/revisions\/2512483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}