Clinton backs Cuomo in NYC mayoral race, boosting scandal-scarred frontrunner

Ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Party superior for politician successful heavy bluish New York City, frontrunner Andrew Cuomo landed different high-profile endorsement.

Cuomo, who resigned successful 2021 during his 3rd word arsenic New York State politician amid aggregate scandals, was endorsed by former President Bill Clinton. Cuomo served arsenic Housing and Urban Development (HUD) caput during the Clinton administration.

"As President, I chose Andrew to beryllium my Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and helium ne'er fto maine down—but much importantly, helium didn't fto the federation down. He built nationalist lodging each crossed the country," Clinton said successful a connection connected Sunday.

IS CUOMO'S LEAD IN THE NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL PRIMARY SHRINKING?

(Former New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, was endorsed by erstwhile President Bill Clinton successful New York City's Democratic Party mayoral primary.)

Cuomo, who is aiming for a run comeback and governmental redemption, has seen his once-large pb implicit the remainder of the Democrats successful the 11-candidate tract shrink.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old antiauthoritarian socialist authorities assemblyman from Queens, has narrowed the spread with Cuomo the past mates of months successful the Democratic mayoral primary, which is conducted utilizing a ranked-choice voting strategy successful which voters fertile candidates by penchant connected their ballots.

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Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City's most salient person connected the left, endorsed Mamdani earlier this month. Last week, longtime progressive champion and two-time Democratic statesmanlike nominee runner-up Sen. Bernie Sanders backed Mamdani, who is primitively from Uganda.

With aggregate candidates connected the near moving successful the primary, the endorsements by Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders aimed to consolidate the enactment of progressive voters down Mamdani.

Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani, right, contiguous arguments arsenic Whitney Tilson looks connected during a Democratic mayoral superior statement connected Wednesday, June 4, 2025 successful New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

In a distant 3rd spot successful the astir caller polls is New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.

Lander made headlines past week aft his apprehension by Department of Homeland Security agents successful Manhattan aft allegedly assaulting a national serviceman arsenic Lander tried to escort a suspect retired of an migration court.

Cuomo, his run and allied groups successful caller weeks person been questioning Mamdani's acquisition successful starring a metropolis of much than 8 cardinal people.

"Zohran Mamdani’s a 33-year-old dangerously inexperienced legislator who’s passed conscionable 3 bills with a unit you tin acceptable wrong a New York elevator," the narrator successful a Cuomo run advertisement blitz said. "We request idiosyncratic acceptable to roll. Andrew Cuomo managed a authorities and managed crises, from COVID to Trump."

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Additionally, Clinton spotlighted Cuomo's acquisition successful his endorsement statement.

"New York City is facing large challenges. There is simply a hopeless request for affordable housing, homelessness is astatine a situation level, and nationalist information indispensable beryllium restored. It is imperative that New York chooses a politician who has the ability, talent, and acquisition to bash the job," the erstwhile president said.

Clinton told New York City voters to "not underestimate the complexity of meaningful challenges and the necessity that the adjacent politician has the qualifications to bash the job. New Yorkers should take competence for a change. I americium assured Andrew tin crook New York around."

Cuomo was besides precocious endorsed by erstwhile three-term New York City mayor, billionaire entrepreneur and media magnate Michael Bloomberg.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks astatine the New York City District Council of Carpenters portion campaigning for politician of New York City connected Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The 67-year-old Cuomo has spent the past 4 years warring to wide his sanction aft 11 intersexual harassment accusations – which helium has repeatedly denied – forced his resignation. He was besides nether probe astatine the clip for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic amid allegations his medication vastly understated COVID-related deaths astatine authorities nursing homes. 

Last month, the Justice Department opened a transgression probe into Cuomo aft Republicans accused him of lying to Congress astir the decisions helium made arsenic politician during the coronavirus pandemic.

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While the superior is not until Tuesday, much than 384,000 Democrats formed ballots in aboriginal voting, which ended connected Sunday.

The victor of the Democratic Party superior is traditionally seen arsenic the overwhelming frontrunner successful the November wide predetermination successful the Democrat-dominated city.

However, this year, the wide predetermination run whitethorn beryllium a spot much unpredictable.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who won predetermination successful 2021 arsenic a Democrat, is moving for re-election this twelvemonth arsenic an autarkic candidate. (NYC Mayor's Office)

Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, a mean Democrat elected successful 2021, is moving for re-election arsenic an Independent. Adams earlier this twelvemonth dropped his Democratic superior bid arsenic his support ratings sank to historical lows.

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Adams' canvass numbers were sinking adjacent earlier helium was indicted past twelvemonth connected 5 counts, which accused the politician of bribery and fraud arsenic portion of an alleged "long-running" strategy to personally nett from contacts with overseas officials.

The politician made repeated overtures to President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department earlier this twelvemonth dismissed the corruption charges, truthful Adams could seemingly enactment with the Trump medication connected its amerciable migration crackdown.