Rev. Al Sharpton says Andrew Cuomo should drop out of NYC mayoral race
'I think Andrew Cuomo should look at what is best for the city and let them have a one-on-one race,' Sharpton said on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe.' 'I said that to his people yesterday. I think, in the best interest of the legacy of Andrew Cuomo, that he ought to let them have the one-on-one race. He can endorse one or the other, and let them have a battle over what is best for New York.'
Cuomo has secured an independent party line, Fight and Deliver, on which he could run in November. Regardless of whether he actively pursues a campaign or not, his name will appear on the ballot.
After Mamdani's 12-point victory over Cuomo in the Democratic primary election and signs that some of the city's wealthiest businesspeople may back Adams, the former governor would face a steep climb to the mayoralty.
Cuomo enjoyed frontrunner status for much of the primary race and netted powerful union support, but ran a Rose Garden campaign that largely shielded him from public view. His attempts to hit Mamdani on his stance on Israel in the last stretch of the race didn't land.
'Most New Yorkers are not Trumpers, and most New Yorkers are not socialists — the majority lies in the middle,' Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Cuomo, said. 'We will continue to assess the current situation in the best interest of the people of the City of New York.'
Mamdani, at an unrelated appearance, didn't explicitly call for Cuomo to exit the race, saying he'd leave that decision to him, but touted the support of unions that previously supported the ex-governor.
'But what I have appreciated is the fact that this coalition continues to expand each and every day,' Mamdani said, 'and it continues to reach out across the five boroughs to New Yorkers to make clear that this is a vision for every single person.'
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