And Mamdani is probably NEVER gonna get enough Black and Latino votes …
The Big Apple IS BLUE..…
But it’s also NOT as ‘Lefty’ as some people might think…..
Andrew Cuomo IS most likely a ‘lock’ for the Mayor’s office come January 1st….
Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialist policies are a hit with affluent white voters. But the surging mayoral candidate trails Andrew Cuomo among New Yorkers he says his plans will help the most.
Most polls have shown the upstart candidate lagging the former governor with Black and Latino voters. And with the Democratic primary a week away, political leaders from those core constituencies are dialing up their support of Cuomo as Mamdani’s core base — younger, farther to the left, whiter — flock to early voting booths to crown the 33-year-old lawmaker the next executive of New York City.
The dynamic is a microcosm of a nationwide divide in the Democratic Party. In 2024, younger lefty voters expressed open hostility toward Kamala Harris over her stance on the Israel-Hamas war. And in the two previous election cycles, voters of that ilk broke for Bernie Sanders while those over 45 — most crucially Black voters in the South — went strongly for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.
On Friday, Cuomo rallied alongside Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in D.C. and electoral tastemaker back home. A day later, he appeared with Rep. Gregory Meeks and Al Sharpton — two prominent Black political figures in the city — at Sharpton’s National Action Network.
Sharpton praised Cuomo and criticized Mamdani for cross-endorsing City Comptroller Brad Lander and not City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who is Black….
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“We need someone who’s tried, true and ready to do the job on Day One,” Meeks said. “We don’t have time to sit back and wait and train anybody.”
That political split exemplifies the pitfalls awaiting Mamdani as he has climbs in the polls and activates the excited left wing of his party: Older Black and Latino voters — particularly middle-class Black homeowners — have long been key to any winning coalition in a New York City Democratic primary. And they tend not to be card-carrying members of the Democratic Socialists of America, of which Mamdani is a member.
“African-American voters have historically been more moderate to conservative than a lot of people really account for,” said Basil Smikle Jr., who once led the New York State Democratic Party. “It’s a vote tied to more mainstream politics and politicians, and you will see a higher turnout among those voters compared to younger ones.”…
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No public poll has demonstrated Mamdani winning…..
Note….
The Democratic primary winner WILL be the Mayor in Democratic New York City come next year….
image…Crain’s New York Business
Bloomberg Pours More Cash Into Cuomo’s Super PAC
“Mike Bloomberg’s vast wealth is continuing to power Andrew Cuomo’s front-running mayoral bid,” Politico reports. “The billionaire former mayor contributed $3.3 million to a super PAC supporting Cuomo’s attempted comeback…
Must READ on Andrew Cuomo who MOST PROBABLY will be on his way to become the next New York City Mayor after Tuesday’s Democratic primary…..
Andrew Cuomo’s Anger is Legendary. And It’s Powering His Comeback.
The former governor of New York resigned less than four years ago. Now he’s back, along with many of the same aggressive tactics that almost destroyed him.
Republicans will always be for forever war.
.I hope they all have to change the shit bags of their kids. The ones they don’t have to bury.
.Fuck them all. They votd for this shit.
War IS HELL……
Check the Daily Kos grunt links I have in the Ukraine posts