OAN Staff James Myers
8:05am – Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will easily win the ranked-choice Democratic mayoral primary, with embattled incumbent Eric Adams trailing behind, according to the latest polls.
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According to a poll conducted by the Democratic activist group Progressive Democrats, Mr. Cuomo defeated his opponent in a virtual election despite not even officially entering the race.
The results show Cuomo as the favorite with 32% of the vote, with former City Comptroller Scott Stringer far behind at 10%, and City Comptroller Brad Lander with 8%. Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos followed with 7%.
Adams received only 6% of the poll, tied with Congressman Zoran Mandani.
If the projected ranking scenario plays out, Mr. Cuomo would win in the fifth round with 51% of the Democratic vote, compared to 16% for Mr. Stringer and 14% for Mr. Ramos and Mr. Lander. Opinion polls showed that.
Opinion polls showed that Adams won only 8% of the vote, while Mandani won only 7%.
Brooklyn state Sen. Zellner Miley and former Bronx state Rep. Michael Blake each got 2%.
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Adams is seeking re-election while battling multiple federal corruption charges and extremely low approval ratings.
Additionally, the poll found that 71% of respondents had a negative view of Adams, compared to 22% who had a positive view of the controversial mayor. It was only.
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.
But Adams downplayed the findings at a press conference Monday.
He noted that businessman Andrew Yang had a significant double-digit lead over him in February 2021 mayoral 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.”
Adams pointed to his political and legal challenges, saying, “It's really amazing that we're still trying.” I'm still here. ”
But pollsters question the credibility of a larger Democratic base in the city.
“This is a poll run by a far-left group that clearly over-samples liberal voters, and includes two candidates who are not running against Eric, Cuomo and Diaz, who directly support him from the mayor's base. It is nonsense,” the official 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 improve when voters hear about his opponents' irresponsible positions on crime,” Adams said. said an official.
The poll was conducted after Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 under threat of impeachment after denying multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
Meanwhile, Mr. Cuomo is not a candidate for mayor, but is debating running for mayor.
But Melissa DeRosa, a former close aide to Mr. Cuomo, said in December that a review of public opinion polls showed that Mr. Cuomo would win in the ranked primary if he decided to run.
“[Cuomo] “He clearly started as the front-runner, but it's not just because of his name,” DeRosa said.
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