Former President Bill Clinton endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for New York mayor two days before the primary election.
Cuomo is campaigning in his first election that will be determined by ranked choice voting. In New York, only city elections are determined this way, as state elections go to the person with the most votes. On Tuesday, New Yorkers will rank up to five candidates out of the 11 running for the post.
The former governor is combating a “Don’t Rank Cuomo” campaign mainly stemming from supporters of Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who are urging voters not to rank Cuomo to diminish his chances of advancing in the runoff rounds. Mamdani opted to endorse City Comptroller Brad Lander, who endorsed Mamdani to encourage their supporters to rank them in the top two to secure a runoff between them.
Clinton joined Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in endorsing Cuomo, an establishment figure. Bloomberg donated some $8.3 million to his campaign, and the former president recorded a robocall to sway potential voters.
“He’s a fighter who knows how to make government work, and at a time when our basic rights are under assault, I know he’ll stand up and protect the people of this city,” Clinton says in the recording.
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