In New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor, it’s former Gov. Andrew Cuomo against everyone else.
During the mayoral debate on Wednesday night, leading Democrats, such as socialist Zohran Mamdani and Comptroller Brad Lander, will likely reject Cuomo’s defenses of past sexual harassment allegations against him, the COVID-19 nursing home scandal, and even his status as a city resident.
Cuomo has been the front-runner in the race for months, though Mamdani has begun to creep up on him. Most Democratic primary contenders have advised their supporters to rank other Democrats but not Cuomo, to stall his candidacy and boost others.
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The event could become entirely about attacking Cuomo or about arguing who is the best Democrat to lead the city. Six other candidates will also be
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