Overview
- A WICK poll conducted July 18–20 finds Zohran Mamdani leading the four-way general election field with 39% support, followed by Andrew Cuomo at 21%, Curtis Sliwa at 18% and Eric Adams at 9%.
- In a head-to-head matchup, Cuomo holds a narrow 42% to 41% edge over Mamdani, highlighting how split moderate backing could decide the November outcome.
- New York City business leaders remain undecided on whom to support, with some privately backing Cuomo and others rallying behind Adams, delaying a united front against Mamdani’s agenda.
- Key Democratic figures, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have withheld formal endorsements of Mamdani, underscoring deep intra-party divisions over his socialist platform.
- International criticism and online backlash have intensified scrutiny of Mamdani’s proposals, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling them “nonsense” and researchers documenting a surge in Islamophobic content after the primary.