New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Andrew Kuomo asked him to leave his independent bid for reunion because the former Governor of New York believes whether to continue with his own candidature.
Adams said during an interview on CNBC on Monday that Kuoom “knew that he was installing us for it,” knowing that the Ulambi Mayor already chose to abandon Democratic Primary and run as an independent instead. Kuoomo, which officially Lost democratic nomination Last week, the state assembly member Zoharan Mamdani announced in May that he would run as an independent and confirmation after his primary loss that he secured a place for himself on general election voting.
“I said,” Andrew, are you ego levels? I am a sitting mayor, “said Adams. “I am a sitting mayor of New York City, and when you just lose you expect me to step down on one side [Mamdani] Up to 12 points. ,
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Quomo was estimated to be formally lost to Democratic Primary after completing the required rounding of options ranked by New York City Election Board. Mamdani defeated Cumo about 12 points, 56 percent to 44 percent in the third round.
But Cumo may face Mamdani again because due to the independent ballot line they secured themselves for themselves and distributed to the party. His name will be on the ballot, but he has not announced if he would actively campaign, he said that he wants to analyze the final results of the primary and assess the scenario what to run.
Adams faces a significant difficult fight as he tries to win the reunion for the second term. Their compatibility ratings have reduced significantly between legal and political controversies, which have surrounded them, and the initial voting of the general election has shown him well behind the Mamdani.
But a Some major figures To unite around Adams, Mamdani has called from Kuomo to leave the race for voters, including the hedge Fund billionaire Bill Ekman, who donated a significant amount for Kuoom’s campaign in Primary.
“They heard your message, and you lost,” Adams said. “Now let’s have a new set of legs produced for this city, and this is the highest level of ego.”
Kuoomo Abhiyan spokesman Rich Azofardi said in a statement that all campaigns should consider a proposal by Jim Walden, an independent candidate for a survey in September to determine that the candidate would be the strongest in a head match against Mammadani, which is a self-determined democratic socialist.
AZZOPARDI stated that Walden is true that he, adams and coomo are all “all running, but ensure a socialist victory.”
He also said that Adams chose not to run in Democratic Primary as he knows that he is “Anathema” for Democratic voters and cannot win.
He said, “This is the time to separate general political selfishness and to really agree to all new Yorkers.” “When we review this proposal, we ask other candidates to do so too.”
Apart from this, there will be Republican named Curtis Sliva on the ballot.
Sliva convicts Adams’ tenure for the victory of Mamdani in Democratic Primary And swear that he was Despite some suggestions, “is not going anywhere” that he leaves out and falls behind Adams.
Updated at EDT at 1:35 pm
