Andrew Cuomo courts Republican voters -- and isn't finding enough takers
NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo is desperate for GOP votes in the New York City mayoral race — but Republican voters aren’t jumping on board to help.
The scandal-scarred ex-governor’s appeals to Republicans — grounded primarily around beating his frontrunning rival Zohran Mamdani — have not been subtle.
In recent days, Cuomo has appeared three times on Fox News in recent weeks to talk up his public safety plan. He dipped his toe into the “manosphere” podcast world popular with right-leaning young men by appearing on Logan Paul’s show. He said President Donald Trump slowed the flow of migrants and criticized former President Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis.
The 67-year-old Democrat’s pitch is aimed at voters who fear Mamdani’s victory next month but struggle with supporting long-shot Republican Curtis Sliwa, who Cuomo allies have branded a spoiler. That means Gotham’s scant Republicans are facing a difficult decision in the race for mayor: Support Sliwa or back Cuomo, a Democratic Party scion who once declared that conservatives should leave New York.
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