Poll Reveals NYC Democrats Support Andrew Cuomo for 2025 Mayoral Election – One America News Network
OAN Staff James Meyers
8:05 AM – Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Recent polling suggests that former New York governor Andrew Cuomo would decisively win a ranked-choice Democratic primary for mayor, overtaking the struggling incumbent, Eric Adams.
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Cuomo outperformed his competitors in this hypothetical race, even without making a formal announcement to run, according to a survey conducted by the Progressive Democrats of America, a Democratic activist group.
The poll indicated that Cuomo captured 32% of the vote as the preferred candidate, significantly outpacing former city Comptroller Scott Stringer, who garnered 10%. City Comptroller Brad Lander followed with 8%, while Queens state Senator Jessica Ramos received 7%.
Incumbent Adams managed only 6% of the respondents’ votes, tying him with Assembly member Zohran Mandani.
In a projected ranked-choice scenario, Cuomo would secure a victory in the fifth round with 51% of the Democratic vote, compared to 16% for Stringer and 14% each for Ramos and Lander, as revealed by the poll.
Adams would be eliminated with a mere 8% of the votes, followed by Mandani at 7%, while Brooklyn state Senator Zellnor Myrie and former Bronx state Assemblyman Michael Blake each obtained 2%.
The poll, reported first by Politico, was conducted between December 16th and December 22nd.
Adams is currently campaigning for re-election while facing multiple federal corruption accusations and has been experiencing notably low approval ratings.
The survey also indicated that 71% of participants held a negative opinion of Adams, whereas only 22% viewed the controversial mayor positively.
In contrast, 48% of Democrats had a favorable view of Cuomo, with 44% expressing discontent with the former governor.
Despite the results, Adams dismissed the survey in a press briefing on Monday.
“At one point, they were calling him mayor and measuring the drapes,” Adams remarked during the briefing.
“Polls don’t make mayors. People do. I don’t concentrate on polls.”
Referring to his political and legal challenges, Adams noted, “It’s remarkable that I’m still in this position. I’m still here.”
Nonetheless, polling analysts have raised concerns about the accuracy of the representation of the broader Democratic voter base in the city.
“This poll is from a far-left organization that clearly over-represents liberal voters and includes two candidates who draw directly from the mayor’s constituency — Cuomo and Diaz — who aren’t expected to run against Eric — therefore it’s nonsensical,” a source close to the Adams campaign stated.
“We recognize that, among the current candidates, Eric is the frontrunner. We also observe that his numbers improve when voters are made aware of his opponents’ reckless stances on crime,” the Adams insider added.
This poll comes shortly after Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 amid the threat of impeachment stemming from multiple sexual misconduct allegations which he denies.
Currently, Cuomo is not in the race for mayor but is contemplating a run.
A former top advisor to Cuomo, Melissa DeRosa, stated in December that after analyzing the surveys, she concluded that he would emerge victorious in a ranked-choice primary if he chooses to run.
“[Cuomo] begins as the clear frontrunner, and this is not solely due to name recognition,” DeRosa asserted.
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