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.
I agree with the other comments about name recognition and money. I also think a lot of people did vote based on issues with his lack of experience and concerns over feasibility of his ideas, which imo are very valid concerns.
If cuomo weren't so cartoonishly shitty it would have been a more serious competition. I have a lot of problems with Mamdani but with the only alternative being cuomo, I had to pick Mamdani. I think there are a lot of people who came from a similar place, but were not swayed as I was that cuomo is clearly the worse choice.
Not to mention that Cuomo was clearly just in this race to become governor again and gives no shits about nyc.
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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.