{"id":2644407,"date":"2026-08-13T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-suggests-hed-campaign-for-hochul-in-change-from-his-own-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:20:07","slug":"mamdani-suggests-hed-campaign-for-hochul-in-change-from-his-own-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-suggests-hed-campaign-for-hochul-in-change-from-his-own-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani suggests he&#8217;d campaign for Hochul in change from his own campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-suggests-hed-campaign-for-hochul-in-change-from-his-own-campaign%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=2644407&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 City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has shown support for Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s reelection campaign,indicating a warming relationship despite previous disagreements on issues like israel and law enforcement. Mamdani endorsed Hochul earlier this year,and his recent willingness to campaign with her reflects their strengthened cooperation,particularly on initiatives such as expanding no-cost childcare and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >addressing city budget challenges<\/a>. Mamdani expressed his commitment to support hochul publicly and highlighted differences in the past, but emphasized their joint efforts on key issues like providing $1.5 billion in aid to NYC and proposing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorkers-flee-as-hochul-unveils-new-property-taxes-to-pay-for-mamdanis-pricey-social-programs\/\" title=\"New ...ers Flee as ... Unveils New Property Taxes to Pay for Mamdani&#039;s Pr...y Social Programs\">pied-\u00e0-terre tax<\/a> to generate revenue from luxury secondary homes. Hochul has endorsed some of Mamdani\u2019s proposals, supporting a \u201cbig tent\u201d Democratic approach and emphasizing shared goals to improve the city, despite their initial disagreements.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"286\">New York City <\/a>Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> expressed openness to campaigning with Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3278\">Kathy Hochul <\/a>(D-NY) as she prepares to face <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> nominee Bruce Blakeman, signaling a warming relationship between the two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> who represent different factions of the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked Thursday whether he would support Hochul\u2019s reelection campaign following a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4684196\/hochul-blakeman-poll-new-york\/\">recent poll <\/a>showing Blakeman just 10 points behind the incumbent, Mamdani said he would.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, I do support the governor in her reelection, and I will be making that support clear at every opportunity that I have,\u201d Mamdani told reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also think there is a very clear choice here between Governor Hochul and Bruce Blakeman,\u201d he said. \u201cYesterday, I was standing with Governor Hochul as she announced that she was going to invest more than $7 million in funding to ensure that there are no unaccompanied minors without legal defense in our city. \u2026 If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and is shocked by the 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(AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Mamdani <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4448015\/mamdani-endorsement-hochul-reelection-partnership\/\">endorsed Hochul\u2019s reelection bid <\/a>earlier this year, his openness to campaign with her signals the strength of their relationship since the socialist mayor took office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani and Hochul have clashed on several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-dissidents-claim-biden-state-dept-hire-is-pro-regime-advocate\/\" title=\"Iranian Dissidents Claim Biden State Dept Hire is Pro-Regime Advocate\">key policy issues<\/a>, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> and law enforcement. But the two have found areas of cooperation since Mamdani\u2019s election, working together on issues including expanding no-cost childcare and addressing New York City\u2019s budget shortfall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hochul offered a hesitant endorsement to Mamdani during the mayoral campaign, acknowledging their differences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had our disagreements,\u201d Hochul <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/09\/nyregion\/zohran-mamdani-kathy-hochul.html\">said<\/a> at the time, writing for the <em>New York Times<\/em>. \u201cI didn\u2019t leave my conversations with Mr. Mamdani aligned with him on every issue. But I am confident that he has the courage, urgency and optimism New York City needs to lead it through the challenges of this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hochul later backed an expansion of no-cost childcare and agreed to provide $1.5 billion in state aid to New York City to help close its budget gap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4677479\/democratic-party-big-tent-messaging-ideological-differences-2026-elections\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF PARTY ALL RALLY BEHIND \u2018BIG TENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has also supported Mamdani\u2019s proposal for a pied-\u00e0-terre tax, which the mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-pied-terre-tax-proposal-luxury-second-homes-valued-5-million-or-more\">has touted<\/a> as a way to generate at least $500 million annually in recurring revenue for the city by taxing secondary homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to the support of Governor Hochul, we are one step closer to balancing our budget by taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites with a pied-\u00e0-terre tax \u2014 the first of its kind in our state,\u201d Mamdani said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani open to campaigning with Hochul ahead of election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2644408,"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\/2026\/08\/mamdani-affordability.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23234,6571,8433,56552,5894],"class_list":["post-2644407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaigning","tag-elections","tag-hochul","tag-mamdani","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mamdani-affordability.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644407","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2644411,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644407\/revisions\/2644411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2644408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}