Andrew Cuomo's candidacy for mayor shows Democratic fixation on dynasties, liberal columnist frets

Liberal New York Times columnist Mara Gay argued successful a portion connected Thursday that erstwhile New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's candidacy for politician was portion of a larger occupation with the Democratic Party's fixation connected governmental dynasties and seniority.

"Mr. Cuomo’s beingness successful the tract has made it astir intolerable for these Democrats to get noticed. His instrumentality is simply a vivid illustration of the dysfunction eating distant astatine the Democratic Party nationally. For the past decade, a radical of uninspiring politicians person stomped retired contention and held connected to power. Many of them person wide flaws and liabilities," Gay wrote.

Cuomo, who resigned from his presumption arsenic politician successful 2021 implicit respective intersexual harassment allegations, is the top prime for 38% of apt Democratic superior voters successful New York City, according to a Marist Poll released connected Wednesday.

"The Democratic constitution has often prized seniority and incumbency implicit reason," Gay wrote, pointing to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being skipped implicit arsenic the apical subordinate connected the House Oversight Committee for 74-year-old Gerry Connolly, who passed away successful May. "But whether the occupation is stale ideas oregon deficiency of fitness, a fixation connected seniority oregon connected governmental dynasties, the applicable effect is astir the same."

New York Times columnist Mara Gay argued that Andrew Cuomo's candidacy for politician was portion of the Democratic Party's occupation with governmental dynasties and seniority. (Screenshot/NYT, Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

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Lis Smith, a Democratic strategist and erstwhile adjutant to Cuomo, told Gay, "This is the dinosaur helping of the Democratic Party." 

"They’re conscionable determination to support themselves and not stone the boat," Smith added. 

Cuomo was besides nether probe portion helium was politician for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic amid allegations his medication vastly understated COVID-related deaths astatine authorities nursing homes. 

Cuomo is moving against Zorhan Mamdani, a 33-year-old far-left, socialist authorities assemblyman from Queens, arsenic good arsenic New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who was arrested by DHS agents connected Tuesday.

Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblyman and mayoral campaigner for New York City, speaks astatine an exigency rally held by the Working Families Party to knock the Trump medication successful New York, New York, U.S., May 10, 2025.  (REUTERS/Bing Guan)

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According to the Marist poll, Mamdani stands successful 2nd spot down Cuomo with 27% enactment successful the primary, which is conducted utilizing a ranked-choice voting strategy successful which voters fertile candidates by penchant connected their ballots.

Gay discussed her file connected MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and said Cuomo was a "real standard-bearer" of radical wrong the Democratic Party "who person held connected to powerfulness by stomping retired contention by utilizing truly large sanction recognition, but haven’t truly delivered for their constituents." 

The portion noted that erstwhile President Joe Biden chose to tally for re-election contempt elector apprehensions astir his age, which turned retired to beryllium disastrous for the Democrast erstwhile helium was forced retired of the contention past year.

Gay said Cuomo delivered for immoderate New Yorkers but added, "there’s a wide basal of the Democratic Party, including conscionable young professionals, and older radical who privation to spot much combat against Donald Trump, and they are precise aggravated astatine the Democratic Party establishment."

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to attest earlier the Select Subcommittee connected the Coronavirus Pandemic successful the Rayburn House Office Building astatine the U.S. Capitol connected September 10, 2024 successful Washington, DC.  (Kent Nishimura)

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"Mr. Cuomo whitethorn beryllium elected politician anyway. Even if helium is, the Democrats person to recognize that becoming the superior absorption enactment the state needs requires them to clasp competition, and fto the champion endowment emergence to govern cities and states successful a mode that works for a bulk of their constituents. The dinosaur helping doesn’t person the answers. It’s successful the way," Gay wrote successful her column. 

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Mamdani secured endorsements from Ocasio-Cortez arsenic good arsenic Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who expressed a request for "new authorities and caller leadership" successful his endorsement statement.