Which Living Democrat Does Cuomo Admire? He Can't Name One. [View all]

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo offered a scathing assessment of Democrats on Monday, saying he was unable to name any living member of his party whom he admired.

“Admire? None comes to mind,” he said, when asked in a New York Times interview to choose three elected officials whom he holds in high esteem or considers “ideologically similar” to himself.

Mr. Cuomo, who is running as an independent for mayor of New York after losing the Democratic primary, responded by listing his father, former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York; former President John F. Kennedy; and Robert F. Kennedy, the former attorney general and senator from New York. His father died a decade ago, and the Kennedy brothers were both assassinated in the 1960s.

“The Democratic Party is not meeting the moment,” said Mr. Cuomo, who did not detail how he believed his party had failed. “I think the Democratic Party has created the moment.”


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/us/politics/cuomo-nyc-mayor-democrats.html