Mamdani lands endorsement of a top Cuomo backer
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Days before losing the Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo’s campaign called on the city’s election watchdog to investigate Mamdani over alleged illicit
In the poll by Slingshot Strategies, first reported by the New York Post, Mamdani has 36 percent of the vote compared to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 27 percent and current New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 14 percent. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa landed 16 percent of the vote and independent candidate Jim Walden received 2 percent.
A rift erupted between Zohran Mamdani’s leftist Democratic Socialist allies and House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with threats of running primaries against each other.
The Eric Adams who was elected to be New York City’s second Black mayor in 2021 delivered a general election victory speech not so dissimilar from the one Zohran Mamdani gave last month. Both spoke of unity, hope and healing, of shared victories, building bridges and the collective power of New Yorkers.
Sen. John Fetterman disagrees with socialist Mamdani's policies and urges Adams and Cuomo to consolidate against him, while Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer withhold endorsements.
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Mitú on MSNZohran Mamdani Is Winning Hearts in NYC by Speaking to Voters in Their Own Language—and It’s Giving Real HopeZohran Mamdani holds a commanding ten-point lead in polling for the New York mayoral general election. Second place is with former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who left office surrounded by scandals, including sexual harassment.
President Donald Trump promised to “straighten out New York” but didn’t give specifics on the authority he would invoke to take control over the city. During his first
The politically savvy democratic socialist has reached out to Michael Bloomberg, and power broker Kathryn Wylde says he’s “calling up everybody I ask him to.” Still, Gristedes owner John Catsimatidis will be a tough sell: “This guy knows nothing about nothing!