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Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist (www.thenation.com)

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Politico reports that at a Hamptons fundraiser last Saturday, Cuomo told his well-heeled supporters that, contrary to all available evidence, he could win the New York mayoral race as an independent—because he was likely to have the implicit support of President Donald Trump.

The imperative of defeating Mamdani justified the new coalition Cuomo is trying to create of his die-hard loyalists (who are Democrats) with Trump Republicans.

Some of that latter group might be tempted to back Curtis Sliwa, the actual GOP nominee in the race. Cuomo told these donors, “We can minimize [the Sliwa] vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate. And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani. And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa.” Cuomo went on to emphasize that he’d be a mayor who could find common ground with Trump:

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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can't wait for democratic leadership to condemn Cuomo and endorse their nominee

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2028 elections will go ahead, but Trump is running as both Rep and Dem candidate.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Centrists gonna be like "Stop saying mean things about trump! Do you want trump to win?"

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 days ago

The Democratic Party will work with Republicans against the election of Mamdani. They will even work to put the Republican candidate in office.

[–] whosepoopisonmybutt@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 days ago

If it wasn't clear before, it is now. We have Republicans and Democrats on the right and Democratic Socialists on the left.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Cuomo and Donald have a lot in common.

They're whores for the billionaire class and sexual predators.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago

well, well, it’s all the same thing they desire