Placing apart previous vitriol, Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo for mayor on Thursday.
Adams marketing campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro confirmed the announcement, first reported in The New York Instances, in a press release to New York News: “As spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams, I can confirm that the Mayor will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and intends to campaign alongside him. The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized.”
Adams, who suspended his reelection bid late final month, is throwing his assist behind Cuomo in a last-ditch effort to assist the reasonable former governor consolidate voters to beat Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, who’s forward within the polls by double digits.
Whereas not essentially stunning, contemplating their centrist positions on most points, Adams’ endorsement got here simply two months after he publicly criticized Cuomo — calling him “a snake and a liar” after studies indicated the mayor was contemplating stepping out of the race for a job provide, probably with the Trump administration. Adams, who had constantly polled final within the four-man basic election, lastly withdrew from the race in late September.
Together with his nod of assist, because the Instances reported Thursday, it seems Adams has mended fences with the person he as soon as blamed for boxing him out of the mayor’s race.
Adams’ endorsement might assist Cuomo decide up a few of his supporters who’ve hesitated to get behind the previous governor even after he exited the race. He instructed the Instances that he plans to marketing campaign alongside Cuomo within the closing week and a half of the race, notably in “Black and brown communities.”
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