Moderate Democrats Fear the Mamdani Effect

Moderate Democrats Fear the Mamdani Effect

How New York City’s would-be mayor complicates Democratic positioning in upcoming races. - David M. Drucker - Start a free trial today for full access.

Mamdani beats Adams, Cuomo, Sliwa in new poll

In a new July poll for the 2025 New York City mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani leads all challengers by commanding leads in ever version of the poll.In the latest poll from Gotham Polling, in a three-way race, Mamdani takes a strong lead with 47.3% of the vote, with incumbent Eric Adams taking roughly 28% of the vote and Republican nominee Curtus Sliwa taking 12% of the vote. About 12.8% of the voting block was unsure.Even in a five-way race bet…

Ex-New York Gov. David Paterson says Adams or Cuomo should drop out to defeat Mamdani in mayoral race

Former Gov. David Paterson called on either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams to drop out of the NYC mayoral race in order to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

Former Governor David Paterson Wants Anti-Mamdani Candidates to Unite, Then Sacrifice Themselves

On Monday, David Paterson, the former governor of New York and one-time chair of the state's Democratic Party, convened a group of "New York political leaders and stakeholders" in front of a Midtown office building to speak about why they're refusing to support the Democratic candidate for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and to share their proposal on how to defeat him: by choosing just one fearless leader to take him down in November, which would restor…