Adams says Cuomo asked him to drop out of NYC mayor's race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Andrew Cuomo asked him to drop his independent bid for reelection as the former New York governor considers whether to continue with his own candidacy.
Adams said during an interview Monday on CNBC that Cuomo “knew he was setting us up for this,” knowing that the incumbent mayor already chose to forgo the Democratic primary and run as an independent instead. Cuomo, who officially lost the Democratic nomination to state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani last week, had initially announced in May he would also run as an independent and confirmed after his primary loss that he secured a spot for himself on the general election ballot.
“I said, ‘Andrew, are you that level of arrogance? I’m the sitting mayor,’” Adams said. “I’m the sitting mayor of the city of New York, and you expect for me to step aside when you just lost to [Mamdani] by 12 points.”
Cuomo was formally projected to have lost the Democratic primary last week after the New York City elections board completed the tabulation of the necessary rounds of ranked choice voting. Mamdani defeated Cuomo by about 12 points, 56 percent to 44 percent, in the third round.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5387836-cuomo-asked-adams-drop-re-election-bid/
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