Adams urges Cuomo to exit general election amid centrist scramble to defeat Mamdani
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday urged former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who just suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral primary, to drop out of the general election in order to give him a better shot at overtaking the democratic socialist lawmaker in November.
Hizzoner and Cuomo both hold independent ballot lines in the general election and are jockeying, along with Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent attorney Jim Walden, to be the main center-right alternative to Mamdani — whose socialist brand has alarmed the city’s business and real estate big wigs.
During a Monday morning CNBC interview, Adams argued that Cuomo, who shares largely the same voter base as him, already had his chance to topple Mamdani in the primary and blew it. Therefore, Adams said Cuomo should get out of the way, so he can run a more competitive race against Mamdani.
“I always say [Cuomo] didn’t have the legs to run in New York,” Adams said of the former governor. “New York is a competitive place. They want to see you. You can’t come out on weekends; you have to be firm. And I think he really should do an analysis and say, ‘Give Eric an opportunity to run against [Mamdani].'”
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