The disgraced former governor is repeatedly proving just how similar he is to the disgraced current president.

Politico reports that at a Hamptons fundraiser last Saturday, Cuomo told his well-heeled supporters that, contrary to all available evidence, he could win the New York mayoral race as an independent—because he was likely to have the implicit support of President Donald Trump.

The imperative of defeating Mamdani justified the new coalition Cuomo is trying to create of his die-hard loyalists (who are Democrats) with Trump Republicans.

Some of that latter group might be tempted to back Curtis Sliwa, the actual GOP nominee in the race. Cuomo told these donors, “We can minimize [the Sliwa] vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate. And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani. And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa.” Cuomo went on to emphasize that he’d be a mayor who could find common ground with Trump:

  • joan@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    Hello? This actually is great news! Due to the first past the post voting system, now the fascists will be split in two and have no chance of winning!!

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      9 hours ago

      ~~https://www.vote.nyc/RankedChoiceVoting~~

      NYC uses RCV for mayoral elections. he just doesn’t know how it works, or he’s intentionally being misleading to get fundraising

      as @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone has rightly corrected me:

      NYC only uses ranked choice for primaries and special elections.

      https://www.vote.nyc/RankedChoiceVoting

      New York City will use ranked choice voting for Primary and Special Elections for the offices of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council, due to an amendment in the City Charter approved by voters in 2019.

      (and the actual mayoral election is a general election, so not a primary or a special election)