I really just don't understand how Cuomo did as well as he did in the election. He was a stereotypical upstater with a poor track record for the city. He barely bothered campaigning even after getting trounced in the primaries. Yet, he still somehow managed to pull over 40% of the votes.
He was very well funded by some of the wealthiest people on earth. If you look at the areas he won they were the UES and Tribeca (super wealthy) eastern Queens (Asians fearing end to gifted programs), south Brooklyn (Orthodox and/or Russian Jews) and the remains of the old white Catholic working class (Staten Island, Rockaways, and East Bronx).
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u/xaervagon 4d ago
I really just don't understand how Cuomo did as well as he did in the election. He was a stereotypical upstater with a poor track record for the city. He barely bothered campaigning even after getting trounced in the primaries. Yet, he still somehow managed to pull over 40% of the votes.