Cuomo closing gap on Mamdani
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (I) on Sunday called Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani (D) “the most divisive candidate I have ever experienced in New York.” “He
I’m voting because I believe that Mamdani is an antisemite with dangerous fiscal policies,” Galina Guterman told The Post, speaking through a Russian interpreter after voting at
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is leaning into every aspect of his identity that sets him apart, even as powerful figures try to convince the country that diversity, equity, and inclusion are bad things.
When it came to the former New York Governor, answering the question, suddenly things got complicated. “I’d go half-and-half,” Cuomo said, trying to appeal to both sides. Laughter erupted inside the room as Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa, the republican nominee in the debate, both threw their hands up.
On Thursday, the city's outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, endorsed Cuomo at a news conference where Cuomo was questioned about the radio show exchange. (Adams, whose reelection chances were tarnished by a now-dismissed federal bribery case, withdrew from the mayoral race less than a month ago due to low poll numbers.)
Cuomo was given the opportunity to “correct the record” if he didn’t mean to say such remarks. Instead, he doubled down.
Rep. Nick Langworthy of New York is joining a growing list of New York Republicans coming out publicly for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race has candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo painting two very different pictures