Mamdani leads Cuomo in new poll

[SSJVegeta]

https://nypost.com/2025/06/23/us-news/poll-shows-mamdani-overtaking-cuomo-in-nycs-ranked-choice-primary/

In its hypothetical initial round of voting, Cuomo’s lead shrinks to 3 percentage points, with 35% of likely Democratic voters supporting him compared to 32% for Mamdani and 13% for city Comptroller Brad Lander, the Emerson College Polling/Pix 11/The Hill survey found.

Mamdani finally surpasses Cuomo in the eighth round of the simulated ranked choice voting — 51.8% to 48.2% — in the latest poll conducted June 18-20.

I think this is the second poll showing Mamdani ahead of Cuomo, but the first showing him ultimately winning.

[Lovie777]

1. I still think Cuomo will pull it out..................

RW rag........................

But nowadays, who really knows.

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. It is going to be 100 degrees in NYC tomorrow

So it may be up to who’s voters are more passionate as well as more able to suffer the heat.

[MichMan]

9. I think there will be a lot of passion over his policies

Rent freezes, free child care, free transportation,cheaper groceries and $30 per hour minimum wage. A couple both working minimum wage jobs would have a household income of $125,000 per year and see their costs lower on child care, transportation,food and rent.

Game changer for lots of working people and families

[newdeal2]

16. I do not see all of those happening

NYC, like all major blue cities, is going to be hit hard by Trump’s policies and budget. There won’t even be enough money to fund what currently exists in terms of transit levels, education, etc. Throw in a recession and the picture becomes pretty dire.

I hope people are realistic about what politicians promise.

[mountain grammy]

27. Yes!

[Deminpenn]

3. Given the recent Cuomo endorsements by Clyburn and Clinton,

I wonder if Cuomo's own polling isn't showing the same thing.

[Prairie Gates]

5. Yup

They're spinning and flailing. He'll probably still win but they know the race is tightening and they know that Mamdani is simply more likeable than sex pest and serial sexual harasser Andrew Cuomo. The trolls are out everywhere on this one, too. Fanned out across the Internet with the "Mamdani is too far left for New Yorkers!" bit.

[Arazi]

12. Even here they're blowing off Cuomo's misogyny and sexual assault

Masks off.

Can’t understand folks who’ve forgotten his Covid mismanagement either. If/when there’s another pandemic, he’ll kill more nursing home grannies again.

We can be better than this right?

There are good alternatives to Cuomo even if you can’t vote for Mamdani. Brad Lander is the city comptroller! Ffs, he’s more qualified than any of the others

[Polybius]

14. I see what you're saying

But the only two with a chance to win the primary are Cuomo and Zohan. I voted earlier.

[Prairie Gates]

4. Cuomo / anti-Mamdani flyers being funded by Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman(!) and, strangest of all

Doordash!

Yes, Bill Ackman, the MAGA money man.

[Deminpenn]

6. Pols like Mamdani are seen by "the establihment" as the leading edge

of barbarians at the gates who plan to come in and upset the whole capitalist applecart.

[SocialDemocrat61]

7. Didn't FDR upset the capitalist applecart too?

[0rganism]

24. IMHO, FDR picked up the broke-ass apple cart, put the wheels back on, and got a bunch of fruit back into it

FDR freaking saved capitalism from itself, and the capitalists hate him for it.

[SSJVegeta]

32. Sorry to have to ask this. But. Whats an applecart?

[Lancero]

21. No surprise, we elect a serial sexual harasser and they get free ammo to call us hypocrites in regards to womens rights.

How can our party claim to stand for women, when we're going all in to elect a serial sexual harasser - A fellow student of the Trump school of "Grabbing them right by the pussy!"?

All women please proceed to lay down under the bus. We promise we'll only run you over once, unlike Republicans who will back over you a few times.

[bronxiteforever]

8. Cuomo will be a disaster for NYC. The Post

will just dust off the Bill Clinton jokes and run those for four years. What an absolute disgrace he is.
In a city of 8 million he is the front runner? This is the moderate dem centrist candidate?

[onenote]

10. And how do you think the Post will treat Mamdani?

[bronxiteforever]

23. Oh just as bad but I marvel at the utter idiocy of a

of a corrupt sex pest as the leader of Gotham and he will be the beacon of our party to the world.
He will be a joke from day one.

[biocube]

11. The mask is slipping off some people

There's no chance for the GOP to win the general so the "electability" excuse goes out the window. They apparently want Dems to keep losing and not adopt some of the left's popular economic policies that win even in red states.

[Polybius]

13. Good Lord

Please let this not be true.

[SSJVegeta]

15. While I dont know that Mamdani is the best candidate, I think the resulting events following his election

-if he is elected, will eventually be ultimately enormously positive and healing for the country as a whole.


But yes. Ever since AOC endorsed him, I have been fairly certain he would win.

[Polybius]

18. It will be interesting to see what the November results will be

It would be him, Eric Adams, and Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa got around 28% in the last election. I wonder if Adams will get some of that percentage this time around. Moderate and Jewish Democrats will likely vote for Adams.

I am not making any predictions yet, but do you think Adams has a chance in November in this scenario?

[SSJVegeta]

22. I don't. I think the only one who would have remotely a shot is Cuomo if he runs as an indepndent.

I think Adams is going to go the way of Sheriff Villanueva in LA. In the end. I also think Mamdanis populism is likely to unite most of the key competing groups in a way that only a true democratic populist can.

Whats the vibe you're getting from different voting groups on the ground there? Are you seeing much consensus or excitement for any one candidate?

[Polybius]

28. I live in Staten Island, and it's very Red

The few Democrats here are mostly very moderate, so we prefer Cuomo. I did talk to one Republican, and she told me she's not voting for Sliwa again. She said she will vote for Adams.

[SSJVegeta]

30. I dont know anything about New York. Is it safe to assume that Staten Island is fairly affluent?

[Polybius]

33. Yeah, it's also the most suburban of the five boroughs, and the only place where you can find a parking space

Trump got 64% of the vote here in November, while Harris got 33.9%.

[SSJVegeta]

34. Good information.

Thank you!!

[Lancero]

17. So whats the baggage that Mamdani carries, and how is it worse than Cuomos history of sexual harassment?

[Polybius]

19. He's a socialist and stinks on Jewish issues

Bill Clinton endorsed Cuomo yesterday.

[Lancero]

25. Socialist might as well be a catch-all phrase that Republicans use, and given the recent attacks on Iran...

The public is going to be more angry about us getting tied up in the Middle East again.

[Polybius]

29. Why not both?

I'm furious that we bombed Iran, but still won't vote for Zohran.

[vanessa_ca]

26. He dared state Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

and must be held accountable.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/20/deep-divisions-in-nyc-over-israel-and-gaza-prove-thorny-political-ground-for-cuomo-mamdani/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKw71kZM8K2

[Polybius]

35. He said a lot more than that

NYC's Mamdani says 'Globalize the intifada' and 'From the river to the sea' show 'desire for Palestinian rights'

NYC mayoral candidate draws criticism for 'globalize the intifada' comparison to Warsaw uprising

[ananda]

20. I hope Mamdani wins.

I really don't like Cuomo.

[AStern]

31. Good. I'm okay with him or Lander. Cuomo can go pound sand.

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