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An attendee asked Cuomo directly if he or his team was in conversation with the White House about how Trump might influence the race. Cuomo didn’t directly deny it this time.

“Let’s put it this way: I knew the president very well,” Cuomo said. “I believe there’s a big piece of him that actually wants redemption in New York. He feels that he was rejected by New York. We voted for Hillary Clinton. Bill de Blasio took his name off things. So I believe there will be opportunities to actually cooperate with him. I also believe that he’s not going to want to fight with me in New York if he can avoid it.”

“We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate,” Cuomo told the crowd at a Hamptons fundraiser Saturday, according to audio obtained by Playbook. “And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani. And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa. So I feel good about that.”

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[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That doesn't make him any less of a Dem. It only means he couldn't win their nomination.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is he running on the dem ticket?

Or is it a socialist running on the dem ticket due to a primary win?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The socialist isn't a Dem. Cuomo is a Dem. This is regardless of which one won. I'm a socialist and would vote for Zohran if I lived there.

The Dems (including Cuomo) are attempting to undermine Zohran's campaign. What about that position do you find untrue?

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What about that position do you find untrue?

That Cuomo is running as an independent and that Mamdani is running as a Democrat.

Is he a dem soc? Damn right, and I'm damn happy to have him run (and win, I hope the idiots who won't vote for him split between the jackasses running as independent).

But he's still running as a Democrat.

And Cuomo is not running as a democrat. He's running as an independent, making a choice to not support the person who won the democrat ticket. If that doesnt mark a split from supporting the democrat party, I really dont know what does.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Better let Dem party leaders know this, they've yet to publicly endorse Mamdani.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dont believe that impacts how his name is presented on the ticket...

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Bernie Sanders ran for the Democratic nomination as president twice even though he's not part of the Democratic Party.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 1 week ago

We're talking past one another. I'm not going to engage further. We disagree on terminology and there doesn't appear to be a solution to that. Good luck to you.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Democratic party is composed of whoever wins the primary and various internal party elections. The fact that people like you can't seem to understand that is why it's still in such a dire state.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The fact that I defected in favor of true progressives and socialists because Dems are centrists is part of why they are in such a dire state. They sold us out. That people like you don't recognize that and demand more is also why they are so ineffectual and hence in a dire state.

The Democratic Party is the DNC. Not its voters. Not every person running on their ticket.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 week ago

Doesn't make him any less of a right wing neo con shit stain*