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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Andrew Cuomo's lead over Zohran Mamdani shrinking in final stretch of NYC mayoral race: poll
Andrew Cuomo's lead in the 2025 mayoral race is shrinking, with runner-up candidate Zohran Mamdani cutting the ex-governor's edge over him nearly in half over the past month, according to a new poll that also found a significant chunk of voters remain undecided. The new poll, conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, quizzed 1,350 likely Democratic primary election voters between June 9 and June 12. The poll's margin of error is plus-minus 4.3%. Cuomo, who has consistently polled as the frontrunner in next Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary, was ranked as the first choice by 38% of New Yorkers surveyed, the Marist poll found. Mamdani, a democratic socialist Assembly member representing western Queens, nabbed 27% of the poll's first-choice picks, putting him 11% behind Cuomo. That's a marked improvement for Mamdani compared to the last mayoral race poll Marist released May 14, which found Cuomo holding a 19% lead over the lawmaker. Additionally, the new poll found 11% of voters are still undecided. The poll from May had 17% of respondents listed as undecided. Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist poll, explained the relatively large margin of undecided voters could be a worrisome sign for Cuomo. 'Cuomo's numbers haven't moved that much, his support is staying about the same,' he told the Daily News. 'But it's that the undecideds are getting involved and they're going a lot to Mamdani. [Mamdani] has a shot.' Of the Cuomo team, Miringoff continued: 'I would be watchful and wouldn't think that this is in the bank at this point. It's still a contest, it's still competitive, but he is the favorite and it is always better to be ahead than behind.' The other candidates in the mayoral race only clinched single digits of support in the poll, with City Comptroller Brad Lander and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams sharing third place with 7% support each. Early voting started last weekend in the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary. The primary is ranked-choice, meaning voters can put five candidates in order of preference on their ballots. In a ranked-choice simulation conducted by Marist's pollsters, Cuomo would win in the seventh round by a 55%-45% margin over Mamdani. Comptroller Brad Lander was the only other candidate left in the sixth round of that simulation, earning 13% support. Ranked-choice math can get tricky, Miringoff acknowledged, and it's hard to predict in a poll how those tabulations will shake out. In a bid to beef up their own chances, Mamdani and Lander have crossed-endorsed each other, urging their respective supporters to rank the other candidate second on their ballots. 'That leaves some question mark on Cuomo as the front-runner,' Miringoff said. Another significant finding in the new poll is that Mamdani has expanded his support among Latino voters by broad margins, earning 41% support from that constituency, a 21% increase from his levels in the May survey. Cuomo's support among Latinos, meanwhile, decreased to 36% from 41%, according to the new poll. The boost in Latino support for Mamdani comes after New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the Democratic Party's most popular figures, endorsed him as her No. 1 pick on June 5. Mamdani, who's running on a left-wing platform that includes promises to expand free childcare and freeze rent for stabilized tenants, has also aired Spanish language ads in recent weeks.
CBS News
08-06-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Jessica Ramos endorses Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayor's race. Here's why analysts say she did it.
New York State Sen. Jessica Ramos has endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayor's race as the Democratic primary enters the home stretch. Ramos announced her support for the ex-New York governor the day after Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani got endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two days after a debate between the nine Democratic candidates. Why did Ramos endorse Cuomo for NYC mayor? When then-Gov. Cuomo was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal, Ramos called for his resignation. Earlier in the mayoral campaign, she claimed his "mental acuity is in decline." So why is Ramos now endorsing Cuomo for mayor? "Because it's the right thing to do. She has a future ahead of her," J.C. Polanco, a political analyst and associate professor at University of Mount Saint Vincent, said Sunday on CBS News New York's "The Point with Marcia Kramer." "She's seen that she has single digits, has $5,000 in the bank, and she has a lot of time to recover." Polanco does not believe Ramos was promised a job in exchange for her endorsement. "I think it's an opportunity for her to continue staying relevant, understanding that she has no shot of winning this race, and endorsing the frontrunner helps her out," he said. Democratic mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. Yuki Iwamura / AP Ramos did not drop out of the race. In her announcement, she urged voters to rank Cuomo first because she believes he is the best person to take on President Trump. "Donald Trump isn't just a national threat. He's promised punishment. He's promised revenge and I take that seriously. And we're not going to beat that with hash tags and headline stunts. We need serious governing. We need delivery over dogma. Knowing how to govern matters, and that's why I'm endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor today," Ramos said Friday. "This wasn't an easy decision." Ocasio-Cortez ranked Mamdani first, followed in order by Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Scott Stringer and Zellnor Myrie. Potential impact to Citi Field casino bid O'Brien Murray, a political consultant, said on "The Point" that Ramos' endorsement "unequivocally helps" Cuomo and could be strategic as New York gets closer to awarding downstate casino licenses. "It's amazing that one of the most progressive candidates is the one endorsing him. Helps him there. It's a woman. Given his history, what he had in Albany, all of that is a positive for him. And it changed the narrative from the AOC endorsement," Murray said. Another reason for the endorsement could be the Queens politician's opposition to New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's Metropolitan Park proposal, which would put a casino in the Citi Field parking lot. "She did this also because of the [Sen. John Liu] endorsement for Mamdani. Liu took away the parks issue right now for the casino in Queens at Citi Field," Murray said. "That is a major issue and Cohen is somebody that supports Cuomo. She is going to try to put herself in there and stop the Cohen casino at Citi Field." A general view of USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and Citi Field as photographed from an airplane arriving into LaGuardia Airport on February 4, 2024 in the Queens borough of New York City, United States. BRUCE BENNETT / Getty Images Ramos previously said she believes the casino business model is built on extracting wealth from communities. There are currently eight casino proposals for three downstate licenses.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cuomo snags another major union endorsement — while another NYC mayoral candidate gets a boost
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo picked up another key labor endorsement Tuesday, getting a boost from the Ironworkers union who also gave a spark to Jessica Ramos. The union announced it would support Cuomo as their No. 1 choice for mayor in the 2025 election, Ramos, now a state senator, was their second-ranked endorsement. The Ironworkers is the third labor union, along with 32BJ and HTC, to endorse Cuomo in the past 24 hours — signaling increasing momentum in his campaign among blue-collar organizations. Ramos, who also serves as the state Senate Labor chair, gets a post as she is polling far behind the former governor and fellow Queens Sen. Zohran Mamdani – who did not receive an endorsement from the organization. The Ironworkers acknowledged Ramos' deep involvement with working people and families in their endorsement: 'Senator Ramos has been a champion for labor rights and working families throughout her career, standing shoulder to shoulder with union members on picket lines and in the halls of the legislatures,' New York State Ironworkers President Pete Meyers said. Ramos said the labor movement 'raised' her. 'This campaign is about building a New York City where one good job is enough to keep New Yorkers living in dignity. No one is better equipped to help me deliver on that promise than organized labor. I am so thrilled to welcome the Ironworkers to our coalition,' Ramos said in a statement. A spokesperson for Cuomo said in a statement the union endorsement, 'touted his record of building iconic infrastructure projects like the Mario Cuomo Bridge and LaGuardia Airport while ensuring good wages and opportunities for its members.'
