Andrew Cuomo suffered a shocking and humiliating defeat in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night. Despite possessing pseudo-incumbency as a nearly three-term governor of the state, arguably the most recognizable last name in New York politics and a massive fundraising advantage, he lost to Zohran Mamdani, a relative political newcomer who is just 33 years old. Cuomo lost so quickly on Tuesday that he conceded before the city even counted rank choice votes.
Across the five boroughs, many of the people the pugilistic former governor angered over the years rejoiced. Brad Lander, another mayoral candidate and current city comptroller, told a crowd of supporters that “Andrew Cuomo is in the past. He is not the present or future of New York City.”
”Good fucking riddance,” he added.
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Joel Wertheimer, who worked for Cuomo beginning in 2017, shared his own thoughts on Bluesky as it became clear the former governor was in trouble. “From the depths of my heart: fuck Andrew Cuomo and everybody who works for him.”
