US EditionBillionaires Pour $18.7M Into Efforts to Stop Mamdani
- On Wednesday, Michael Bloomberg donated $1.5 million to a pro-Cuomo group and praised Cuomo's experience, writing, `Being mayor of New York City is the second toughest job in America, and the next mayor will face immense challenges.`
- Billionaire donors, led by Michael Bloomberg, have contributed $18.7 million to outside groups, with $18.4 million going to Cuomo‑aligned super PACs, ATFAF found.
- A Quinnipiac University poll found Zohran Mamdani at 43% support and Andrew Cuomo at 33% among likely voters, while early voting, which began Saturday, has seen nearly 225,000 ballots cast as of Monday.
- Financial filings show Bloomberg's $1.5 million went to Fix The City, which ran anti‑Zohran Mamdani ads, while pro‑Cuomo bundlers sought donations Wednesday to mobilize older New Yorkers for turnout above 1.5 million.
- Bloomberg had largely stayed on the sidelines until this week but reportedly met Zohran Mamdani once after the primary and has a history of tension with Cuomo.
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Bloomberg Throws $5M Against Mamdani via Super PACs
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg injected $5 million into super PACs mobilized against democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani this week, making the billionaire businessman the largest individual donor in the current mayoral cycle. The funds, which poured into independent expenditure groups backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's independent run, were aimed at thwarting Mamdani's mayoral bid. Bloomberg's contributions include roughly $1.…
Bloomberg pumped $5M into anti-Mamdani super PACs this week, making him the cycle’s largest donor
Michael Bloomberg donated a combined $5 million to a couple of anti-Zohran Mamdani super PACs earlier this week, making the billionaire ex-mayor the general election cycle's single largest political contributor, the Daily News has learned.
Bloomberg Pours Money Into Anti-Mamdani Effort
“Michael Bloomberg donated a combined $5 million to a couple of anti-Zohran Mamdani super PACs earlier this week, making the billionaire ex-mayor the general election cycle’s single largest political contributor,” the New York Daily News reports.
Zohran Mamdani came from nowhere and is now the great favorite for the election to head the city in New York. He makes the economic elite of the city very nervous with his class struggle rhetoric.
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