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Cuomo staying in NYC mayoral race as independent candidate
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is staying in the mayoral race as an independent candidate. FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt reports.
NEW YORK - Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is not giving up his hopes of becoming New York City's current mayor.
Cuomo staying in the race
What we know:
Cuomo announced that he is staying in the New York City mayoral race as an independent candidate in a post on X – there is, however, a catch to this campaign.
The New York Post reports that Cuomo will ask three of the other four candidates – Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former federal prosecutor Jim Walden – to vow to end their mayoral campaigns if they are not in the lead by mid-September.
By the numbers:
A new poll released by political consulting firm Slingshot Strategies shows that Cuomo is trailing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani by ten percent; Mamdani currently leads with 35 percent of the vote, Cuomo following with 25 percent.
Cuomo conceded the Democratic mayoral nomination to Mamdani last month.
The Source: This article includes reporting from the New York Post and information from a post made by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.