"Election day is rapidly approaching, and Andrew Cuomo is losing. But the Cuomo camp still has a long-shot plan to defeat Democrat Zohran Mamdani in November. It requires several things to come together: The field must shrink, then shrink further. Then deep-pocketed donors must make a last-minute pivot to Cuomo, who will use their money to peel off part of the Democratic voter base from the front-runner."
"The polls, to be sure, are bad, showing Cuomo trailing Mamdani by an average of 19 points. The labor unions and elected officials who endorsed the former governor in the Democratic primary have almost entirely abandoned him. Cuomo is losing the money race, and the national media has all but anointed the 33-year-old democratic socialist as the Next Big Thing."
Election day is approaching and Andrew Cuomo is trailing Democrat Zohran Mamdani by an average of 19 points. Cuomo’s campaign maintains a long-shot strategy that depends on field consolidation, deep-pocketed donors pivoting last-minute, and peeling off part of the Democratic voter base from the front-runner. Polls show heavy deficits, unions and elected officials who once endorsed Cuomo have mostly abandoned him, and he is losing the money race. The campaign relies on Eric Adams dropping out, but Adams insists he will remain in the race. Campaign aides treat Adams cautiously to avoid backlash.
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