Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that after losing the Democratic mayoral primary to radical Zohran Mamdani, he would jump back in the race as an independent, joining current NYC Mayor Eric Adams. The Democrat said he was “in it to win it,” emphasizing that only 13 percent of New Yorkers voted in last month’s primary.
“My opponent, Mr. Mamdani, offers slick slogans but no real solutions,” Cuomo said in his video announcement. “Every day, I’m going to be hitting the streets, meeting you where you are to hear the good and the bad. Problems and solutions. Because for the next few months, it’s my responsibility to earn your vote.”
Not only did the video announcement get knocked by former Obama staffer Dan Pfeiffer as “one of the least compelling campaign videos” he’s ever seen, given it had “no message, no charisma, [and] no compelling visuals,” but Mamdani dropped a link to donate to his campaign in the replies, which quickly received more likes and retweets than Cuomo’s post.
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) July 14, 2025
Brutal.
Pathetic Andrew Cuomo can’t take “the hint” so he’s still running for mayor. To paraphrase TOP GUN: “His ego is writing checks his Abilities Can’t Cash” Check out this “announcement” of his. He can’t even get more than 2 Extras to pretend they like him. And that silly “My… https://t.co/6mmda0qkhT
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) July 14, 2025
Recent polling of the mayoral race has Mamdani leading with 35 percent of the vote and Cuomo 10 points behind him. Republican Curtis Sliwa earned 14 percent of the vote while Adams came in fourth with just 11 percent of the vote.
