The article examines New York's upcoming mayoral primary election, highlighting Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's surprising lead against former Governor Andrew Cuomo. It discusses the potential consequences of Mamdani's victory, suggesting that despite support from progressives, a well-financed political machine could still undermine the democratic process. Comparisons are drawn to Buffalo's 2021 election, where deep-pocketed interests intervened to thwart a socialist candidate's victory, raising concerns about the integrity of ranked-choice voting in New York City.
Even if Cuomo loses on Tuesday - despite the $24.9 million the city's billionaires, real estate tycoons, and former leaders have poured into a super PAC backing him - the disgraced former governor plans to run in the general election on a third-party ballot line.
If Mamdani was to win the Democratic Party primary for mayor, New York City will probably repeat something similar to what happened in heavily Democratic Buffalo in 2021.
The democratic socialist leads Cuomo in one of the latest polls ahead of the June 24 election.
Deep-pocketed business interests and the Democratic Party incumbency was shocked by Walton's win and poured money and support into Brown's winning general election campaign.
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