New York City Mayor Eric Adams backs Andrew Cuomo in the race to succeed him

[muriel_volestrangler]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead of the city's mayoral election in November.

Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for Adams, confirmed the news in a statement to NBC New York, “As spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams, I can confirm that the Mayor will endorse former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and intends to campaign alongside him. The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized.”

Cuomo and Adams, both longtime Democrats, each ran as third-party candidates in the general election against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a state legislator. But Adams dropped out of the race last month, saying in a nearly 9-minute video posted on X that he didn’t see a path to victory in this race.

Cuomo and Adams were spotted together Wednesday night at a New York Knicks game, after Cuomo participated in the final mayoral debate.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-backs-andrew-cuomo-race-succeed-rcna239364

Unlike what a few tried to tell DU, Adams dropping out of the race was not good news - because, inevitably, voters for Adams were always more likely to go to Cuomo than to Mamdani, and now the ex-candidate is urging it explicitly.

[kacekwl]

1. Not an endorsement I would want.

All Cuomo's need to hang it up and go work for Uber.