Overview

• On July 14, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally launched his independent bid under the Fight and Deliver line after losing the June Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani.
• He vowed to drop out by early September if he is not the highest-polling challenger to the progressive nominee.
• A Manhattan Institute poll puts Mamdani at 40 percent support, Cuomo at 24 percent, with Mayor Eric Adams at 15 percent and Republican Curtis Sliwa at 14 percent.
• Both Adams and Sliwa have rejected Cuomo’s proposal to consolidate non-socialist voters behind a single candidate.
• With four major contenders on the ballot and a simple plurality deciding the winner, opponents warn that the anti-Mamdani vote could splinter and hand Mamdani the mayoralty.