Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo secretly talked on the phone as Trump weighs endorsement in N.Y.C. mayoral race: report
Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo secretly talked on the phone as Trump weighs endorsement in N.Y.C. mayoral race: report
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Just a moment...
I can't think of anything more campaign sinking than an endorsement from Trump in an NYC mayoral race (that Cuomo already lost within his own proported party).
To me, this just absolutely shouts “we’re gonna try to interfere in the election, up to and including fairly overt election fraud, or just declaring someone a winner by appointment and ignoring the election results”.
Bets on Cuomo (or Adams) takes the endorsement, loses, then Trump says some shit like 'Rigged. Fake news.' ?
It would be both "rigged, fake news" and "I don't know Cuomo/Adams".
It wouldn't just be a Trump endorsement. It's putting the might of the conservative propaganda machine behind him. It's getting Sliwa, the Republican candidate, to drop out and endorse him
NYC is very Democrat, but the Republican base is still a significant voting block. If they can get that bloc to vote Cuomo, and rally the Adams base (likely offering him immunity/pardons, and some position of power), they represent a sognificant threat to Mamdani, even if he is the most popular candidate by far
Trump doesn't believe in free and fair elections. He's shown he's more than willing to break the law to get the election results he wants
I think you're correct, if Trump orchestrates all of that (Sliwa and Adams both dropping out) without explicitly endorsing, that could be a threat. But Trump is toxic waste in NYC. Of course everywhere has their share of assholes, but NYers have a long memory for crises specifically. Trump deliberately targeted them during covid, bragged about his building height during 9/11, I could go on. They hate his guts way more than they hate Cuomo.
Nah. Mamdani will easily win.
I want this to happen for this very reason.
Just look what Trumps endorsement did for Canada’s election.