Bill Clinton Endorses Andrew Cuomo For NYC Mayor

The New York Times reports:

Former President Bill Clinton endorsed former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race on Sunday, giving a last-minute boost of support to Mr. Cuomo as he urged supporters to head to the polls for the last day of early voting.

Mr. Cuomo worked in the Clinton administration as the housing secretary, and the former president’s backing, as well as a taped robocall providing his support, could help turn out older voters in the tightening Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday.

Mr. Clinton said in the robocall that he had hired Mr. Cuomo “because he knows how to get things done” and that he believed he would “stand up and protect the people of this city” from President Trump. His endorsement is another indication that some establishment Democrats prefer Mr. Cuomo to Zohran Mamdani, a state lawmaker and democratic socialist who is second in the polls..

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