The hope of a socialist mayor Zoran MamdanI His campaign brought to Andrew Cuomo's front door front runner Friday morning – Boldly join the former governor and face the press with honest conversation.
“When will you find your spine? When are you going to actually answer the questions you're avoiding? And when will you stand up to New Yorkers?” said a Queens lawmaker outside Queens' luxury midtown apartment.
Left-handed lawmakers – Momentum campaign raised over $845,000 Over the past two months, he boasted about his impressive grassroots support from Cuomo's gateway, who could receive a $4.3 million public matching fund.
“We not only created the biggest small support base for this race's campaign, but we also had millions of New Yorkers watch the video on social media, and we also gathered one of the biggest field teams we've seen in the mayoral race.
Cuomo's campaign raised $1.5 million from more than 2,800 donors over 13 days since the Democratic governor took part in the primary race for three days on March 1. He also hopes to receive matching funds.
The proud socialist Mamdani reportedly received more than $120,000 in donations from registered Republicans.
“This is the same governor who stole hundreds of millions of dollars from there, a governor who now reduces the status of the MTA to subsidize the Upstate ski resort, which had been going through a tough winter,” Mamdani said.
“When he does the same thing with the governor of this state, he pretends to be able to stand up to President Trump's Medicaid cuts,” he said.
At least 40 GOP-related donors have contributed, including former Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci and former island sanitation boss Joseph Lutigliano. Politico reported.
“What New York City deserves is a leader who is willing to not only answer questions, but also to be clear and concise against the Trump administration, which is firmly within the intersection of New Yorkers,” Mamdani said.
“Andrew Cuomo is too busy seeking boardroom contributions from registered Republicans who fund more than $120,000 in his campaign,” he said.
A Cuomo spokesman pointed out that Cuomo has conducted various one-on-one television interviews, asked questions from reporters at various campaign events, and sat on the editorial board earlier this week.
The official also noted that Cuomo is supported by a variety of groups, including the prominent Democrats and labor unions in New York.
“New York City is a crisis of affordability, quality of life and leadership, and we have decades of track record as a proven leader who can get the job done alone,” Cuomo spokesman Jason Elan said in a statement.
“Unlike everyone else, Governor Cuomo runs a campaign based on aggressive, positive issuance, hearing firsthand about his concerns and sharing plans to make our city safer and more affordable,” he said. “We were overwhelmed by the breath of support we received from men and women in the labor movement. We are elected officials and party leaders across all five boroughs, and almost 3,000 donors who contributed to the campaign in just two weeks.
