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Forbes
18-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Cuomo Or Adams? New Poll Shows Which Independent Beats Mamdani In Head-To-Head NYC Mayoral Match-Up
On "Forbes Newsroom," HarrisX Founder and CEO Dritan Nesho discussed a new HarrisX poll out on the state of the New York City mayoral race. Watch the full interview above.
CNN
26-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Cuomo will stay in NYC mayor's race after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, CNN has learned
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. The former New York governor, who quickly conceded the Democratic primary race on Tuesday night to Mamdani, has not fully committed to running an active campaign through the summer and fall. But Cuomo will keep the place he already secured on the 'Fight & Deliver' ballot line for the November election, three sources say. Cuomo is calculating that the full city's electorate would be significantly different from Democratic primary voters who were energized by Mamdani's focus on affordability and his campaign's online videos. His camp also believes Mamdani and his policy ideas, from a rent freeze to city-operated grocery stores, will receive increased scrutiny now that Mamdani is positioned to secure a Democratic primary win once ranked-choice votes are allocated next week. Notably, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have praised Mamdani since Tuesday but declined to endorse him. And two House Democrats from swing districts in the New York suburbs criticized him after Tuesday's results put him in position to win the primary, while Republicans have sharply criticized Mamdani and tried to tie national Democrats to him. Mamdani is poised to face Adams, who opted out of this year's Democratic primary and is running as an independent himself, as well as Republican Curtis Sliwa. Cuomo staying on the November ballot leaves the door open for the former governor to resume his bid for a political comeback, four years after he resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment that he has denied. Cuomo was long considered the front-runner in the mayoral race but faced progressive anger over the sexual harassment cases as well as his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic while mayor, driving much of the liberal enthusiasm for Mamdani. Cuomo's bet would be that he could become a safe harbor for moderates and progressives concerned about Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, or Adams, who was indicted on federal bribery charges before President Donald Trump's administration dismissed them contingent on Adams' cooperation with immigration enforcement. He could also keep his ballot line without campaigning, as he did in 2002 when he dropped a Democratic primary bid for governor but remained on the ballot as the Liberal Party candidate. For now, however, Cuomo has not set a timetable for making a final decision on whether to actively campaign or when to re-launch a prospective campaign. 'There's no clock ticking,' one source said.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cuomo leads Mamdani by 14 points in survey ahead of NYC primary voting
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo leads state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani by 14 points in the final round of ranked choice voting in a poll released just ahead of the city's much-anticipated primary. The survey from Yale Polling/YouGov, released Monday, shows Cuomo ahead in the first round of vote tabulating by 10 points over Mamdani — 38 percent to 28 percent. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams came in third with 12 percent, followed by city Comptroller Brad Lander with 7 percent and former Comptroller Scott Stringer with 6 percent. All other candidates received 3 percent or less. The ranked choice simulation — when a candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to voters' next available preference — continues until only Cuomo and Mamdani remain in contention. The former governor won in the 10th round, 57 percent to 43 percent. The results show a brighter sign for Cuomo than those from the final survey of the primary race from Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill also released Monday. In that poll, he led in the first round by just 3 points, within the margin of error, and Mamdani came out on top in the final round, about 52 percent to 48 percent, also within the margin of error. Cuomo has been the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for mayor for months, but Mamdani has closed the gap in recent weeks as he seeks to coalesce progressive opposition to the former Empire State governor's attempted political comeback. How close Mamdani is to successfully pulling it off depends on the survey. The latest Yale/YouGov poll shows Cuomo has the strongest support among Black voters, leading by 42 points, voters earning less than $50,000 per year, leading by 34 points, and voters without a college degree, leading by 44 points. Key to Mamdani's coalition are white voters, leading by 18 points, voters earning more than $100,000 per year, leading by 20 points, and voters with a college degree, leading by 14 points. Cuomo is also well ahead with voters 45 and older, while Mamdani leads among those under 45, the poll shows. The ex-governor's net favorability is slightly higher than the state lawmaker, though both candidates' favorability ratings are roughly in line with each other. Cuomo is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 54 percent and unfavorably by 40 percent, while Mamdani is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 45 percent and unfavorably by 35 percent. One additional X factor to the race may be the intense heat hitting the Northeast on Tuesday as voters head to the polls. Various candidates and New York stakeholders urged voters to cast their ballots early as forecasts predict temperatures could top 100 degrees in the city. The weather's effect, if any, on turnout remains to be seen. The Yale/YouGov poll was conducted June 17-22 among 645 registered New York City voters — including 416 who voted or plan to vote in the Democratic primary. The margin of error for the entire sample was 5 percentage points, while the margin of error for Democratic primary voters specifically was 6.7 percentage points. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Times
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Times
Socialist Zohran Mamdani set to win New York mayoral primary in shock result
A young socialist who was barely known to most of his fellow New Yorkers a year ago is now poised to become the Democratic candidate for mayor after scoring an extraordinary victory in the first stage of the party's primary. Zohran Mamdani, 33, had gained nearly 44 per cent in the primary race with 80 per cent of the vote counted on Tuesday night. He was congratulated by Andrew Cuomo, the former state governor who had long been regarded as the overwhelming favourite. 'Tonight was not our night,' Cuomo told his supporters. He said it belonged to the young state assemblyman from Queens. 'I want to applaud the assemblyman for a really smart and great and impactful campaign,' he said. 'He deserved it. He won.' • NYC mayor elections 2025 explained: candidates, dates and more Mamdani, who would be New York's first Muslim mayor, looked likely to fall short of a full majority in the first round. New York has ranked-choice voting, in which voters can rank up to five candidates in order of preference. After the first round, the candidate with the fewest votes is ejected and their voters are then apportioned to whoever they have listed second, or third, or fourth or fifth, depending on how many rounds it takes to decide the race. But Mamdani had struck co-operation agreements with two other liberal candidates, each encouraging their supporters to back the other, in an effort to beat Cuomo. A poll on the eve of the race showed Cuomo leading in the first round but being beaten by Mamdani in the final round. Instead, as the results came in on Tuesday night, Mamdani was already in the lead. • NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is poster child for 'luxury beliefs' Mamdami was born in Uganda and grew up on New York's Upper West Side, the son of a film-maker and a professor of post-colonial studies at Columbia University. He became a US citizen in 2018, and ran for the state assembly in 2020. Then, last October, he announced what looked like a quixotic campaign for mayor. He was a Democratic Socialist who had accused Israel of genocide and he wanted to give the city free universal childcare, free buses and a rent freeze. He promoted these planks of his campaign in catchy social media videos. On New Year's Day, he jumped into the sea in his suit, shouting: 'I'm freezing … your rent.' Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. Though he gathered a steadily growing and enthusiastic following, it was generally presumed that he would be no match for Cuomo. It was true that the former governor, who is 67, had resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. But after he announced a comeback in March as a Democratic candidate for mayor, positioning himself as a moderate, with governing experience, who would stand up to President Trump while bringing order to a disordered metropolis. His name recognition in New York, and lingering admiration for his governing record in parts of the city vaulted him to the top of a crowded field, supported by a richly funded super PAC whose donors included the former mayor Michael Bloomberg. • How to win a New York mayor debate: be the most annoying But in the final phase of the race, the polls suggested that Mamdani was catching up, with an impressive ground campaign. While Bill Clinton campaigned for Cuomo, Mamdani received endorsements from the American comedian Bowen Yang, from Bernie Sanders and from the model and actress Emily Ratajkowski. 'This is not just about New York, this is about the Democratic Party,' Ratajkowski said, in a video she shot with Mamdani. 'It's about the hope that we have that there is a belief that people can win elections, and not just money.' Cuomo, on a call with a union that was supporting his candidacy the night before election day, said the polls showed him still ahead. But he added: 'Our vote doesn't tend to come out until election day, and the problem is, election day's tomorrow and it's supposed to be 100F. So we have to make sure we get people out.' The day of the primary proved the hottest since 2012, but turnout was strong. One mischievous voter on the Upper East Side said he planned to write his own name as choice number one, number two, number three, number four and number five. This was Eric Adams, the current mayor, who won the last Democratic mayoral primary in 2021 and might, ordinarily, have expected to sail unencumbered to a second term. But Adams lost support in his own party, spectacularly, amid suspicions that he was seeking to co-operate with the Trump administration so that the US Department of Justice would, in turn, drop the federal corruption charges he was facing. 'Everything here smacks of a bargain,' wrote Judge Dale Ho in a ruling allowing the case to be dismissed. '(D)ismissal of the Indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.' Adams plans to run as an independent and is expected to court Republicans, whose candidate, Curtis Sliwa, was running unopposed. The mayor apparently hopes that conservatives and moderates, anxious at the prospect of a Democratic Socialist in City Hall, might join ranks behind him. But he looks likely to face competition from Cuomo, who could decide to run as an independent, if Mamdani's primary victory is confirmed, setting up would could be a more competitive election in November. In a statement on Tuesday night, Cuomo said: 'I want to look at all the numbers as they come in and analyse the rank choice voting. I will then consult with my colleagues on what is the best path for me to help the City of New York, as I have already qualified to run for mayor on an independent line in November.'
Forbes
24-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Betting Markets Predict Andrew Cuomo Will Win NYC Mayoral Primary
Betting markets Polymarket and Kalshi show former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the favorite to win the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor over Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani as of Tuesday afternoon, reversing an earlier lead by Mamdani. FILE- This combination photo shows on left, Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaking ... More during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York and on right, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani talking to people after the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file and Vincent Alban/The New York Times via AP, Pool, file) Associated Press Mamdani held an earlier lead over Cuomo after an Emerson College/WPIX/The Hill survey Monday found Mamdani catching up to the former governor by 10 points since last month's poll. The survey also found that the majority of voters under 50 favor Mamdani while Cuomo leads among those over 60. Both candidates have received influential endorsements from billionaires, prominent Democrats and some of the city's leading business figures.. Billionaire and former mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $5 million to Cuomo's mayoral bid and an additional $3.3 million to a super PAC supporting Cuomo. On Sunday, former President Bill Clinton endorsed Cuomo, saying 'he knew how to get things done' and would 'stand up and protect the people of this city' from President Donald Trump, according to the New York Times. Billionaire hedge fund manager and Trump backer Bill Ackman also donated $250,000 to Cuomo in April. Other Cuomo backers include tens of thousands of dollars from billionaire and Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone, DoorDash and Lyft, New York Magazine reports. Earlier this month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., endorsed Mamdani in an interview with The Times, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Mamdani in a post on X a few weeks later. Mamdani also cross-endorsed New York City Comptroller Brad Lander—third in the polls, according to The Times—who was recently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an immigration court building after asking officers for a judicial warrant. Despite Cuomo leading most polls in the race, Mamdani has gained traction in the last few weeks, according to poll numbers cited by Newsweek.
