Overview
- Conservative influencer Emily Austin launched a “Hot Girls For Cuomo” effort and urged Republicans to back Andrew Cuomo as an independent over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayoral race.
- Austin did not register HotGirlsForCuomo.com, allowing another party to acquire the address.
- As of Wednesday, the domain sends visitors to the New York Attorney General’s official 2021 investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo.
- The attorney general’s report concluded Cuomo sexually harassed multiple state employees; he denied wrongdoing and resigned as governor in August 2021.
- The domain move was quickly highlighted on social media, converting the promotional push into a widely shared reminder of the allegations.