An interesting battle is taking shape in New York City, pitting the embattled Mayor Eric Adams against disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Both men maintain Ds next to their names, both men want a part in shaping the future of their party, but the two aren’t running in the same primary. Adams is running as an independent.
Seen up close, this looks like a simple calculation by a man whose busted-up political machine would be overpowered by Cuomo’s old allies. Viewed from a distance, however, we see a real shift in the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party — and what could be the first major 2025 battle of the party’s civil war.
This isn’t the kind of split that happens when things are
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