Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN. That leaves in place contingency plans he had established before the Democratic primary to challenge Zohran Mamdani and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in November.
Some people on Twitter (not saying it’s a good or reliable source of news or political analysis, of course) were saying it’s more likely to peel votes off of Adams; desperately hoping so…
He will definitely be splitting votes with Adams. That elusive centrist vote that Dems are always trying to go after.
Mamdani will get new voters and also voters that want a younger face. Many voters have tried corporate Dems for their whole life. They want something new.
Some people on Twitter (not saying it’s a good or reliable source of news or political analysis, of course) were saying it’s more likely to peel votes off of Adams; desperately hoping so…
He will definitely be splitting votes with Adams. That elusive centrist vote that Dems are always trying to go after.
Mamdani will get new voters and also voters that want a younger face. Many voters have tried corporate Dems for their whole life. They want something new.