Andrew Cuomo weighing his options in NYC mayoral election and potential independent bid

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fresh off congratulating opponent Zohran Mamdani in New York City's mayoral primary election, is weighing his options for the November general election.

Sources tell CBS News New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer that donors have been calling the former governor, urging him to stay in the race.

"The Democratic primary is always an interesting situation, right? There are about 5 million voters in New York City, there are about 8 million people in New York City, and about 1 million people vote in the Democratic primary. So it's not, necessarily, representative of the city at large," Cuomo told Kramer in an exclusive interview the day after the election. "That's why I qualified for an independent line in November, I did that several months ago, because in the general election, more people come out to vote. It's a broader pool, if you will, of New Yorkers, more representative pool of New Yorkers."

Cuomo previously announced he would run on both the Democratic and independent tickets so he could be on the ballot for the November general election, whether he won the primary or not.


https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-primary-election/