"For the second time, former Gov. David Paterson has endorsed the man who once succeeded him as New York's chief executive, Andrew Cuomo, in the Nov. 4 mayoral general election. Paterson had sided with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams over the summer after endorsing Cuomo in the Democratic primary. With Adams now out of the race, Paterson once again threw his support to Cuomo, now running as an independent, during a Tuesday afternoon news conference at a Bronx senior center."
"But there is a great opportunity for this city if we elect this gentleman right now, next Tuesday, he added, referring to Cuomo. He does not waste any time when he's in these offices. He works very hard. I saw that in him when I was the governor and he was attorney general. I saw that in him when he became the governor after me, and he's continued it."
"Cuomo said that while he has clashed with both Paterson and Adams in the past, they are all Democrats and should stand together against democratic socialists like Mamdani. Sometimes you have fights within the family. I know I have fights within my family all the time, Cuomo said. But when it comes to a big issue and when we have to come together, nobody comes together like family, and we are the Democratic family."
Former Gov. David Paterson endorsed Andrew Cuomo for the Nov. 4 New York City mayoral general election, marking a second endorsement after the Democratic primary. Paterson had supported Mayor Eric Adams over the summer but returned to back Cuomo after Adams left the race; Adams also endorsed Cuomo and joined the announcement. Paterson praised Cuomo's work ethic and experience as attorney general and governor, while criticizing Zohran Mamdani's affordability proposals as promising unrealistic free services. Cuomo emphasized Democratic unity despite past clashes, urging party cohesion to oppose democratic socialist policies as the campaign moves into the general election.
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