Mamdani ahead of Cuomo in ranked choice voting: NYC mayoral poll

[RandySF]

NEW YORK (WPIX) – The final major independent poll before Primary Day in New York City shows Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani passing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the last round of a ranked-choice voting simulation.

The survey of early voters and likely voters in the Democratic mayoral primary, conducted by Nexstar’s WPIX, Emerson College and The Hill, shows Mamdani winning in the final round, at roughly 52%, to Cuomo’s 48%.

Cuomo has the greatest number of first-choice ballots, with the first round of the ranked choice voting simulation showing him at 36%, Mamdani at 34%, and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at 13%. Cuomo maintains his lead as the simulation plays out until the final round, when Lander is eliminated and the majority of his “second choice” ballots flow to Mamdani.

Mamdani and Lander have cross-endorsed each other, urging their supporters to rank the other candidate second on their ballots. The cross-endorsement is one of the several major developments this polling captures for the first time.




https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5364106-mamdani-cuomo-ranked-choice-voting-nyc-mayoral-poll/

[patphil]

1. I wondered why Cuomo has been putting out a lot of fear based ads that attack Mamdani lately.

I'm not a NYC resident, but if I was, I wouldn't vote for Cuomo on this basis alone.
I don't like that kind of campaigning.

[SSJVegeta]

2. Those kinda attacks tend to work.

And he's desperate to.make his comeback with millions to burn from Bloomberg and other billionaires. But I dont think it will be enough this time, like it was against Bernie. (Two completely different races I know. But similar dynamics)