Former Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to easily win the ranked-choice Democratic mayoral primary, with embattled incumbent Eric Adams trailing behind, according to a new poll.
According to a poll conducted by the Democratic activist group Progressive Democrats of America, Mr. Cuomo topped his opponents in the ranked election, even though he is not officially running for City Council.
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About 32% of those surveyed said Cuomo is their favorite candidate, with former City Comptroller Scott Stringer far behind at 10% and City Comptroller Brad Lander at 8%. and Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos followed with 7%.
Mr Adams came first among only 6% of those polled, tied with Zoran Mandani.
According to the poll, under the likely ranking scenario, Cuomo would win in the fifth round with 51% of the Democratic vote, Stringer 16% and Ramos and Lander 14% each. It will be.
Opinion polls showed that Mr. Adams was defeated with just 8% of the vote, followed by Mr. Mamdani with 7% of the vote.
Brooklyn state Sen. Zellner Miley and former Bronx state Rep. Michael Blake each got 2%.
Oddly, the survey also included Adams' ally, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who received 10% in the ranked selection contest.
The poll, first reported by Politico, was conducted from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22.
Adams is seeking re-election while battling federal corruption charges and low approval ratings.
The survey found that 71% of respondents had a negative view of Adams, compared to 22% who had a positive view.
By comparison, 48% of Democrats said they had a favorable view of Mr. Cuomo, while 44% said they had a negative view of the governor.
Adams dismissed the investigation at a news conference Monday.
He pointed out that businessman Andrew Yang had a wide double-digit lead over him in February 2021 mayoral election polls.
“They called him the mayor. They were measuring the curtains,” Adams said at a news conference Monday.
“Polls don't decide who's mayor. People do. I'm not focused on polls.”
He said he didn't start life at “third base.” Perhaps it was a subtle targeting of Cuomo, the son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo.
“Nobody handed me the empire,” Adams said.
“It's really great that we're still trying,” Adams said, alluding to his own legal and political challenges. I'm still here. ”
Experts questioned whether the poll was representative of the city's larger Democratic base.
“This is a poll run by far-left groups that clearly over-samples liberal voters, including two candidates who are not running against Eric, Cuomo and Diaz, who support him directly from his mayoral base. That's nonsense,” the source said. The Adams camp stated:
“We know that Eric is the front-runner in the field right now, and we also know that his numbers will go up when voters hear about the irresponsible positions of opponents on crime.” said an official.
Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 amid threats of impeachment and accusations of sexual misconduct, which he denies.
Mr. Cuomo is not a candidate for mayor, but is considering running.
The camp declined to comment.
But Melissa DeRosa, a former Cuomo aide, said last month that she had reviewed other polls showing Cuomo would win in the ranked-choice primary if he decided to run.
“[Cuomo] “He obviously started out as the favorite, but it's not just because of his name,” DeRosa said.
Mr. Cuomo may be considered a second choice by Mr. Ramos' supporters, former City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Brooklyn Borough State Sen. Zellner Miley, both of whom have been announced as candidates for mayor. I think it's expensive.
The Stringer camp also ignored the investigation.
Stringer campaign spokeswoman Alyssa Kass said: “New Yorkers have spent eight years selling out New York City from a showboat full of corruption who is more interested in restoring their own image than improving the lives of New Yorkers.'' “We're not going to replace it with another showboat that emphasizes.”
“Mr. Scott is currently leading the field and is best positioned to put an end to Andrew Cuomo's potential deceit.”
