We’re officially less than a month out from election day in New York City, and three leading candidates technically remain in the mayoral race: Republican Curtis Sliwa, who unsuccessfully ran four years ago; former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary; and Zohran Mamdani, the young democratic socialist. But the real question right now is: Is this a race at all?
Mamdani’s primary win and continued popularity have upended the traditional rules of New York politics and defied the expectations of the Democratic establishment. So this is an important race for America’s largest city, and also an important race when it comes to the direction of our national politics.
To break down the race, the latest polling, Cuomo’s possible paths to a comeback, and what a Mamdani mayoralty might mean for New York and the country, I sat down for a livestream with Free Press reporter Olivia Reingold and 2Way editor in chief Mark Halperin.
Mamdani slipping in the polls.
Can't wait for NY to fund the city by taxing socialists. They are the Queens of using OPM. Remember that movie Escape from NY.? There will more than a few brinks trucks heading South on 95.