With NYC Mayor Eric Adams on standby…Andrew Cuomo get’s ready to Return

It’s a step down from HUD Director , to New York Attorney General then back up to New York Governor….

But?

Andrew Cuomo (bruised ) is climbing back up again…

This time…

The ‘Big Apple ‘ Mayor….

Current Mayor Eric Adams attempt to get around federal corruption criminal charges has blown up and is on hold…

Adams poll numbers have gone in the garbage while Cuomo’s are climbing ahead ….

 

As Eric Adams’ mayoralty unravels, Andrew Cuomo is fighting to secure the support of some of the incumbent’s most important allies.

The scandal-scarred Cuomo and his confidants have been making overtures to crucial New York City labor and business leaders, wooing Black and Orthodox Jewish voters and making inroads with the influential New York Post — amounting to a multi-pronged effort to capitalize on Adams’ pillars of political support as the mayor’s career withers.

The former New York governor is expected to enter the race within the next two weeks, as candidates begin to gather petitions for the June 24 Democratic primary and unions start holding endorsement screenings. Adams, whose legal case continues, has yet to establish a reelection campaign as lesser-known Democrats are busy fundraising and courting endorsements.

Cuomo’s supporters are already planning a reception for the ex-governor — a March 4 soirée hosted by investment banker and consultant Charles Myers, according to a save-the-date invite obtained by POLITICO. This past Valentine’s Day, Cuomo posted a campaign-style video that showed him taking selfies with an audience of mostly Black women, a critical voting bloc who warmly embraced him during the publicized visit.

And for months now, the shrewd politician has been courting influential labor leaders, many of whom helped catapult Adams to victory in 2021.

It all amounts to an aggressive effort to rewrite his political story after he resigned in 2021 amid accusations of sexual harassment from 11 women — accounts substantiated in a state attorney general’s report that Cuomo has vehemently denied. Multiple investigations have not resulted in his criminal prosecution. The mayoralty — a far less powerful job than the one Cuomo previously held in the state Capitol — would nonetheless restore the lifelong politician to a career in the public eye and give him a dose of vindication following a humiliating downfall. And it would position him to be in direct combat with President Donald Trump, who remains politically toxic in New York City….

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Note….

Cuomo like Trump is ‘take no Prisonors’ guy….

Gonna be interesting for some Democrats who helped push him out the Governor’s seat,  come after the June primaries for the November NYC Election…..

image…Cuomo and his allies have spoken with crucial labor leaders as Adams’ administration faces an existential crisis. | Francis Chung/POLITICO