Andrew Cuomo Responds to Trump's Endorsement Ahead of NYC Mayoral Election

Election Eve Developments

• 🗳️ With polls opening in less than seven hours, candidates for New York City mayor and New Jersey governor held late-evening events.
• ⚡ President Trump made an 11th-hour plea in the New Jersey governor's race.

Cuomo's Reaction to Trump's Endorsement

• 🗣️ Andrew Cuomo addressed volunteers, anticipating record turnout and shrugging off an endorsement from Donald Trump.
• 🎯 Cuomo stated that Trump's message was not an endorsement of him, but rather an opposition to his opponent, Eric Adams.
• 💡 He agreed with Trump's sentiment that a vote for Curtis Sliwa is a vote for Adams, calling Sliwa a spoiler candidate.

Candidate Strategies and Polls

• 📈 Curtis Sliwa, while having enough poll support to be a spoiler, has not received the support of the Republican president.
• 📣 The MAGA movement's embrace of Cuomo is seen as Trump's strategic understanding of who would be the best mayor for him, not necessarily for New York City.
• 🚶‍♂️ Eric Adams marched with supporters and stated he fully expected Trump's endorsement, criticizing Cuomo for echoing Trump's sentiments.
• 📊 Adams has been leading in the polls since the primary, and Cuomo would need to achieve a significant upset to win.
• 📻 Cuomo appealed directly to conservative listeners of WABC radio, his former employer, urging them to vote for him.