Andrew Cuomo, left, Zohran Mamdani, center, Whitney Tilson, right. (Getty)
"But, the governor has said that – death aside – he’ll be finishing his own term."
While Cuomo has said he plans to be a national figure if elected mayor, he has not directly expressed intent to succeed President Donald Trump in 2028.
Ocasio-Cortez, meanwhile, said at a recent Mamdani event that Cuomo supposedly did make "clear he wants to run" for president.
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Andrew Cuomo (REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)
The typically liberal New York Times editorial board, however, warned against ranking Mamdani on the ballot, saying that while he is running a "joyful campaign" with a "fresh political style which many people are hungry for during the angry era of President Trump," the socialist’s agenda is "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges."
As of Monday, several Cuomo challengers cross-endorsed each other – as voters select a pecking order of preferred candidates on a ranked-choice ballot – which drew a literal "yawn" from the governor’s camp.
Former New York State Assemb. Michael Blake, D-Bronx, Comptroller Bradford Lander and Mamdani all did so, hoping their voters would select the other two as ranking candidates.
"Blake is at zero percent in the polls, so you can quote me yawning," Azzopardi said.
The Republican in the race, Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, is largely unopposed on the right flank of the ranked-choice system.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.
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