He just couldn’t bear to do the right thing and drop completely out of the race: Andrew Cuomo let the Friday deadline pass, so he’ll be on the November ballot as an independent — and so increase the chances that Zohran Mamdani becomes the next mayor.
Tuesday’s humiliation wasn’t enough to get the message through.
Thus, even if he doesn’t campaign at all, he’ll still draw some votes that should go to a non-Mamdani candidate who can win.
It’s the height of egotistical arrogance, but this is Andrew Cuomo we’re talking about: As long as it serves his bitter, twisted and vengeful needs, he doesn’t care about the consequences for the people of this city.
Of course, that attitude explains his historic collapse despite a huge lead in the polls just weeks ago, and a ginormous $25 million in donations for “independent” pro-Cuomo spending: Democratic voters are sick of him.
And the same will prove true of non-Democrats in November: Whatever lead there might seem to be in polling now (especially in polls pushed by consultants who’d profit if he stays in) is mere name recognition.
Why would moderates and conservatives rally behind him?
They know Cuomo helped inflict “criminal justice reform” on New York, feeding crime and disorder in the city; he made it harder to get mentally ill homeless into treatment; he gave us the botched legalization of pot, soaring electric bills, tighter rent laws that slam small landlords, the subway Summer of Hell and “congestion” tolls — not to mention his literally deadly “leadership” during COVID.
Yet he’s plainly still in denial: “I’m looking at the numbers from last night. I want to get an idea of what the general election looks like and what landscape looks like, and what the issues are, and then make the decision,” he arrogantly told The Post on Wednesday.
Huh? After his tired run in the primary, Cuomo is a dead man walking even in the eyes his big-money donors, who are looking to shift their support to Mayor Eric Adams or some late-entry independent.
By staying on the ballot in what’s then at least a four-man race, Andrew Cuomo only makes it easier for Mamdani to sneak to victory with as little as 30% of the vote — meaning he needs only his hard-left base, plus those who’ll always vote for the Democratic line and a handful more New Yorkers he can charm into his camp.
Andrew Cuomo made New York less affordable, less safe and less livable: He’s already proved he’s the perfect foil for Mamdani.
Yet — in some faint hope of somehow winning redemption and a platform he imagines could let him seek the White House — Cuomo stands poised to help elect a Democratic socialist who’d make all the city’s problems even worse.
He could’ve served the people of New York by setting aside his ego and removing his name from the November ballot, but Andrew Cuomo just couldn’t let his final move in politics be doing the right thin?
https://nypost.com/2025/06/27/opinion/drop-out-of-the-mayors-race-now-andrew-cuomo/
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