Sharpton Calls for Cuomo to Drop Out of NYC Mayor’s Race
- Rev. Al Sharpton urged former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday to drop out of the city's mayoral race and consider what is best for the city.
- Sharpton's call followed Cuomo's loss in the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani, who secured 56% of the vote through ranked choice voting last week.
- Although Cuomo was defeated in the Democratic primary, he will still appear in the November general election under the "Fight & Deliver" independent line, while current Mayor Eric Adams is also pursuing re-election as an independent amid federal allegations.
- Sharpton said Cuomo should avoid distracting from the main competition between Mamdani and Adams and suggested Cuomo could endorse one candidate without seeking the office himself.
- Sharpton concluded that Cuomo withdrawing from the race would serve both his legacy and New Yorkers' interests by enabling a clear contest between Mamdani and Adams.
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Bill Ackman’s ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in NYC mayoral race goes to Eric Adams—‘ready to go to battle, guns blazing’ against Zohran
Calling on former governor Andrew Cuomo to drop out, the billionaire hedge fund manager endorsed incumbent NYC mayor Eric Adams as the only credible alternative to Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani. Ackman triggered outrage when he said last week that he was in WhatsApp groups where wealthy donors planned to flood the election with money in order to keep the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist from winning office in November. Fearing a victo…
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