NYC Mayor Eric Adams is endorsing Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani

[Just_Vote_Dem]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday.

Adams, who previously labeled Cuomo “a snake and a liar” days before deciding to drop his reelection bid, is expected to confirm the announcement at a press conference focused on childcare, two sources told CNN.

“I can confirm that the Mayor will endorse former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and intends to campaign alongside him,” Adams spokesperson Todd Shapiro said in a statement. “The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized.”

A spokesperson for the Cuomo campaign declined to comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/eric-adams-nyc-mayoral-endorsement

[Ocelot II]

1. Of course he is.

Sleaze knows sleaze.

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. Well of course he is.

He’s as corrupt and contemptible as Cuomo. Birds of a feather.

I doubt very much this helps anyone other than Mamdani.

[democratsruletheday]

83. absofuckinglutely.....

nothing but more good news for Mamdani....Cuomo and Adams are both scumbags

[gab13by13]

3. Democrats need to run more candidates

Like Mamdani.

[ZDU]

4. You know...

I'd like to say, "Surprise, fucking surprise!" ... yet we're not surprised now, are we?

[Ritabert]

5. No surprise. Birds of a feather...

[Prairie Gates]

6. Trump ordered it

The current mayor of New York City is a Trump puppet as a result of a renewable federal indictment hanging over his head. He will have to do whatever the Master wants, or end up in the federal penitentiary.

It's quite the incredible arrangement.

[Celerity]

10. agree

[MorbidButterflyTat]

60. I don't get this

Why would *rump want the current mayor to endorse Cuomo? Cuomo destroyed *rump during covid. Mr. Eggshell Ego couldn't possibly forget that.

[Prairie Gates]

95. LOL Trump has openly stated that he wants Cuomo to win and all of MAGA

have been trashing Sliwa for weeks for not dropping out in favor of Cuomo. Are you seriously on this board pretending that Cuomo is not Trump's candidate for mayor?

Mamdani won the Democratic primary decisively.


:

[returnee]

7. I'm shocked! n/t

[Glorious bastard]

8. I am not too crazy about personal qualities of either Adams or Cuomo, but there is a prohibition on DU

Against bashing Democrats.

Can we please stop feeding the right wing hysteria about NYC mayoral candidates? That goes for Mamdani as well.

Anyone have anything to say about Curtis Sliwa?

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Adams was running against the Democratic candidate, Cuomo still is

There's no prohibition against bashing either of them.

What kind of "hysteria" do you think is fed on DU?

Sliwa? He's an excellent insult comic.

[Glorious bastard]

18. I also spoke out against bashing Mamdani.

And there is prohibition against bashing them:

Support Democrats
Do not post support for Republicans or independent/third-party "spoiler" candidates. Do not state that you are not going to vote, or that you will write-in a candidate that is not on the ballot, or that you intend to vote for any candidate other than the official Democratic nominee in any general election where a Democrat is on the ballot. Do not post anything that smears Democrats generally, or that is intended to dissuade people from supporting the Democratic Party or its candidates. Don't argue there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats.

On the other hand, there is also this:

Do not post disrespectful nicknames, insults, or highly inflammatory attacks against any Democratic public figures. Do not post anything that could be construed as bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for any Democratic general election candidate, and do not compare any Democratic general election candidate unfavorably to their general election opponent(s).

What we have in this case is two longtime Democrats running against a Democratic Party nominee who is not a Democrat. Between the two rules cited above, there are prohibitions against negative comments with respect to all three of the above candidates: one as a Democratic nominee and two as Democrats generally.

The hysteria I mentioned is sure to be fed by the Republican news sources, not on DU. I can’t imagine you disagreeing with that, and there is no need to get defensive about it.

Naturally, positive comments about a candidate of your choice are perfectly fine.

[Emile]

19. Andrew Cuomo is a centrist, running as an independent. He is not a Democrat.

[Glorious bastard]

22. He is a centrist, he is running as an independent, and he is a Democrat

It is not unheard of for a registered Democrat or a Republican to run as an independent, or a registered independent to run as a Democrat or a Republican.

[Emile]

23. Sorry to disappoint you. He gave up on the democratic party and is now an independent.

[Glorious bastard]

24. Every source I could fond lists his party affiliation as Democratic.

When did he change his party affiliation?

[Emile]

25. When he lost the democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani.

[Glorious bastard]

34. He did not. He lost the primary, as some Democrats occasionally do, but he remains a Democrat.

It’s his choice, irrespective of election results.

[Emile]

37. If you think he's still a Democrat, you go with that. Do you think Cuomo is a better choice than Zohran Mamdani?

[Glorious bastard]

38. Very few Democrats think Cuomo is not a Democrat.

And that matters more than what I think.

[Emile]

40. That's why he has an I by his name on the ballot, because you say he's a democratic politician. Okay

[Glorious bastard]

44. Again, very few Democrats say he is not a Democrat. What I say is immaterial to this fact.

[Emile]

45. Well, I don't consider him a Democrat anymore. He left the party.

[Glorious bastard]

63. That's fine. But I can find no confirmation of him leaving the Party anywhere.

[Emile]

68. Well it's not that hard to find. Andrew Cuomo

is on the ballot as an independent candidate for the 2025 New York City mayoral election.

[Glorious bastard]

80. Not difficult at all. It is just as easy to find his party affiliation. A Democrat, according to all available sources.

[mr715]

47. He is not the Democratic nominee. nt

[Glorious bastard]

78. I am not disputing that. But he is still a Democrat. Not such a difficult distinction.

[mr715]

85. Labels

He can call himself whatever he wants. For the purposes of party support, in this race, he is not protected under the aegis of "being a Democrat". That is a consequence of losing a primary. There is in illegitimacy to his claims of "being a Democrat". Lieberman did the same shit.

[Glorious bastard]

89. The consequence of losing a primary is losing a primary, not losing party affiliation.

Never was. Still isn’t.

[Emile]

92. Wrong, he lost his party affiliation when he decided

to run against the democratic nominee as an independent.

[Glorious bastard]

96. Find me a single official record that says Cuomo is not a Democrat, and then we can talk some more.

Until then, good luck.

[Quiet Em]

97. Look up a sample ballot for the NYC Mayoral election

Mamdani is the Democratic candidate. The only Democratic candidate.

Cuomo is not a Democratic candidate. Cuomo is listed way down the ballot on his own Independent line.

[Nixie]

100. He is a Democrat. It's like when Katie Porter lost to Schiff in the

California primary, she didn’t stop being a Democrat. It’s just that California takes the top 3 primary finishers to run in the general. But a primary loss doesn’t stop someone from being a Democrat. This is an unbelievable faux outrage going on here about this, lol.

[ms liberty]

29. Cuomo is running against the Democratic nominee as an Independent

Therefore he is fair game here at DU.

[Glorious bastard]

39. The "therefore" appears contrary to the DU Terms of Service.

Take it as you wish.

[SunImp]

49. Nope

Core Principles
Democratic Underground is an online community for friendly, politically liberal people who understand the importance of working together to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of American government. Constructive criticism of Democratic politicians, party officials, and public figures is welcome and encouraged, but we expect our members to follow our forum rules and participate in a manner which promotes a positive atmosphere

[Glorious bastard]

56. I wouldn't consider phrases like "fair game" to be constructive, or criticism, for that matter.

[ms liberty]

59. Cuomo is not currently an elected official, and this is an election period

I get that you read the TOS when you joined last month and that you remember what you read. What you need to do now is reread it, focusing on elections and campaigns. Then reread my previous comment.

[Quiet Em]

67. Here is the rule

Do not post support for Republicans or independent/third-party "spoiler" candidates. Do not state that you are not going to vote, or that you will write-in a candidate that is not on the ballot, or that you intend to vote for any candidate other than the official Democratic nominee in any general election where a Democrat is on the ballot.

Mamdani is the official Democratic nominee, not Cuomo. Cuomo is the independent/"spoiler" candidate.

[Glorious bastard]

73. "Do not post support" doesn't make posting contempt obligatory.

And if that candidate is a Democrat, posting contempt is forbidden by a d8fferent rule which I cited earlier.

[Quiet Em]

74. You know, Cuomo went full blown MAGA today on a radio show

Did you hear the disgusting Islamophobic remark and suggestion he made?

He deserves being called out. What he said is not what Democrats stand for. Disgusting. He is no better than MAGA or the con at this point.

And once again, Cuomo is NOT the Democratic nominee, he is running against the Democratic nominee as a spoiler and that puts him on the wrong side of the rules on this site.

[EarlG]

108. As the person who co-wrote the TOS, I can weigh in on this

There was a Democratic primary which Cuomo lost and Mamdani won. Therefore, Mamdani is the Democratic candidate. The DU rules are clear on what happens next:

Support Democrats: Do not post support for Republicans or independent/third-party "spoiler" candidates. Do not state that you are not going to vote, or that you will write-in a candidate that is not on the ballot, or that you intend to vote for any candidate other than the official Democratic nominee in any general election where a Democrat is on the ballot.

Cuomo may still be a registered Democrat, but he is currently running as a third-party spoiler in a general election against the official Democratic candidate. Which means that unlike Mamdani, he is not protected by the TOS.

[Nixie]

33. Correct. Cuomo clarified very well at last night's debate

what is happening. The distinction is that the Democratic Socialist calls himself a Democrat. Cuomo is a Democrat.

So Cuomo last night explained:

—The Democratic Socialist is running as a Democrat.

—Then Cuomo clarified that he is a Democrat running as an Independent.

But look at the warping going on trying to demonize other Democrats by slurring what they call “centrists.” Centrists are most of the party. You would think this would not still be a ridiculous and pointless divisive moral superiority.

[mr715]

50. Who cares what Cuomo "explained"

The Democratic primary decided. Voters chose.

[Emile]

110. Exactly, he left the democratic party and is irrelevant.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

55. I've noticed that

"centrist" used as a criticism a lot lately.

[mr715]

57. Nothing wrong with centrism.

Elections have consequences and centrism didn't win.

And I don't know how radical Mamdani is on an objective, global view of politics. He is probably mildly to the left of De Blasio.

Edit: With regard to Cuomo, the consequence of having lost the election is definitionally not being a Democrat. Cuomo isn't a centrist, he is a Cuomoist.

[Nixie]

62. +1, And that "centrists" aren't Democrats. That's how far down the rabbit

hole this nonsense goes.

[Prairie Gates]

79. Cuomo decisively lost the Democratic nomination

Like, by a lot. The Democratic voters of NYC chose Mamdani to represent the Democratic Party, not sex pest Andrew Cuomo, who is running AGAINST the Democrat.

[mr715]

84. Also, Cuomo didn't try

He seems so contemptuous of his electorate. Mamdani wrecked him. Cleaned his clock. He was slack-jawed after.

[Prairie Gates]

90. By continuing to run after the Democratic voters rejected him, Cuomo has disgraced himself and his father's memory

His father was a good Democrat and a good man. I met him walking down 5th Avenue after he had been governor. He stopped and talked to me with respect and kindness. God bless Mario Cuomo, un uomo d'onore. His sons, on the other hand, fanno schifo.

[mr715]

111. Via context

I feel that you have effectively communicated to me despite having no Italian.

Love it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

99. Cuomo isn't a "centrist" - he's a sexual harasser collaborating with the rapist Trump.

He is fighting the Democratic party. He is, therefore, not a Democrat.

Mamdani was elected to the Assembly as a Democrat, three times: https://results.elections.ny.gov/candidate/770

I'm appalled you're taking the word of a sexual harasser and enemy of the Democratic party for "what's what".

[Emile]

105. Andrew Cuomo built a reputation as a centrist Democrat.

Last edited Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:44 AM - Edit history (1)

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/cuomo-belligerent-democratic-centrists.html

No one here is slurring his centrist position. Now he's running as a centrist Independent.

[muriel_volestrangler]

30. Cuomo is, and Adams was (and is now supporting) an 'independent/third-party "spoiler" candidate'

and Mamdani is that 'official Democratic nominee in any general election where a Democrat is on the ballot'. Support for Cuomo is forbidden now, and negative comments are allowed about Adams and Cuomo, because they oppose the official party candidate.

I "got defensive" because you said "can we please stop feeding ...". That "we" means you and ... someone else ... is currently feeding the hysteria. Since you address it to readers of DU, it can't have meant "Republican news sources", and must have meant DU.

[Glorious bastard]

36. There is a fine line between supporting a third party candidate and objecting to bashing a Democrat.

I didn’t do the former, I did the latter.

[Celerity]

69. you are posting misinformation:

you said

What we have in this case is two longtime Democrats running against a Democratic Party nominee who is not a Democrat.

The 3 candidates are Sliwa, a Rethug, Mamdani, a Democrat AND the winner of the Democratic primary, and then Cuomo, who, Dem still or not, is running as a independent sore/loser spoiler candidate in the general (and thus cannot be supported on DU).

Mamdani is a Democrat. The DSA is not a political party, they are a political org who endorses candidates sometimes, and democratic socialism is his political philosophy. There is no Democratic Socialist party that Mamdani is running on. New York has a fusion party system where candidates can run on multiple lines, and Mamdani (like multiple other Dems) also has run on the Working Families Party line since 2022. In 2020 he only ran as a Democrat.



https://ballotpedia.org/Zohran_Mamdani

[mr715]

70. Our lying eyes. nt

[Glorious bastard]

75. I was referring to the three candidates mentioned in the OP header.

I don’t see how anyone would be misinformed by this reference, but if you consider it to be misinformation, please reply to the OP.

[Celerity]

82. Adams (who was, BTW, a Rethug at one point) is not running against anyone, he dropped out

again, you said:

What we have in this case is two longtime Democrats running against a Democratic Party nominee who is not a Democrat.

So, swapping out Sliwa for Adams (as you are saying now that that is who you meant, and I accept that, all good) does nothing to address the misinformation I pointed out.

[Glorious bastard]

88. This doesn't make sense on so many levels,

The two longtime Democrats obviously refer to Adams and Cuomo. The third one is obviously Republican Sliwa.

Adams dropping out doesn’t change this reference and doesn’t swap out (the meaning and the purpose of this word choice completely escapes me) anyone for anyone else. The context in which I meant Adam’s, Cuomo and Sliwa is self-evident and is rather hard to spin, so if this is your way to convince yourself that you had a valid point in your previous post, by all means, I don’t mind: consider your claims of misinformation unaddressed. I am ok with that.

[Celerity]

94. Again you are not addressing my specific calling out of your misinformation, and now you are attempting to muddy

the water.

Here again is what I said in my reply to you (post 69)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220743310#post69

you said

What we have in this case is two longtime Democrats running against a Democratic Party nominee who is not a Democrat.

The 3 candidates are Sliwa, a Rethug, Mamdani, a Democrat AND the winner of the Democratic primary, and then Cuomo, who, Dem still or not, is running as a independent sore/loser spoiler candidate in the general (and thus cannot be supported on DU).

Mamdani is a Democrat. The DSA is not a political party, they are a political org who endorses candidates sometimes, and democratic socialism is his political philosophy. There is no Democratic Socialist party that Mamdani is running on. New York has a fusion party system where candidates can run on multiple lines, and Mamdani (like multiple other Dems) also has run on the Working Families Party line since 2022. In 2020 he only ran as a Democrat.



https://ballotpedia.org/Zohran_Mamdani

Replace (ie swap out) the name Sliwa (who I mentioned once, as you said 'running' in your post I replied to, which is present tense and Adams has already dropped out) with the name Adams in my reply and nothing of material import changes in regards to my specific and clear rebutting of your misinformation (in your post 18 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220743310#post18 ).

[Torchlight]

11. If I see bashing or 'RW hysteria' around here, I'll be sure to take note of it.

[Glorious bastard]

20. Any negative comments about any Democrat are fodder for right wing media.

Of course you will not see it on DU, but look elsewhere, and you can’t miss it. I have seen several right wingers elsewhere citing DU out of context and mocking Democrats who bash Democrats.

This is why we have rules against bashing Democrats on DU.

[Keepthesoulalive]

27. Please stop policing members of du

We understand who is a democrat and who is not, not all people under the banner are democrats. If anyone in our party is corrupt we call it out. The former mayor of New York is a real piece of work. As for right wingers I am not concerned about them, they are the biggest liars and sheeple I have ever seen.

[Glorious bastard]

32. What?

Who am I policing? What are you talking about? Is this an issue attempt to shut me up?

It’s not going to work.

[Nixie]

35. Exactly. There seems to be a huge double standard. Bernie Sanders

is an Independent and there aren’t these kinds of slurs about Bernie and how he uses our party. At least Cuomo is a life-long Democrat.

[muriel_volestrangler]

101. As you know full well, Sanders doesn't run against Democrats in general elections

which is why he's OK, and Cuomo is not. Plus, of course, Cuomo is a sexual harasser.

[questionseverything]

106. Cuomo is a pervert that got ran out of office, why are you defending him?

[Keepthesoulalive]

41. I am not attempting to censor your speech.

You have no authority to tell members of du what is acceptable in terms of democratic candidates. You can say what you like and I can tell you what I think.

[Glorious bastard]

43. It is DU administrators who tell members what is acceptable. They have every right to do so.

I am just quoting the rules.

[Keepthesoulalive]

46. I am aware of the rules

I don’t require your gatekeeping. If the administrators or mirt has a problem with my posts they will let me know.

[Glorious bastard]

76. You may not require my gatekeeping, but it couldn't hurt.

What gates am I keeping by referring to the rules anyway?

[Keepthesoulalive]

93. As I said if they don't like what I'm saying

They will use the remedies that are available. If any democrat acts like the current clown in chief, my criticism will make a New Yorker blush.

[Emile]

103. Why don't you ask the Administrators if Cuomo is a Democrat.

You can ask this question in the Administrators forum.

[EarlG]

109. DU administrator here

I just replied to you above also, but since you mentioned me by name I’ll reply to you here as well.

Andrew Cuomo does not have any protections under the DU rules right now because he is an independent/third party spoiler who lost the Democratic primary but decided to run against the winner of the Democratic primary anyway. Whether he is a registered Democrat or not is irrelevant at this point in time.

Edited to add: Never mind, I see you already know the rules because you were a long term member who was flagged for review and who has come back under another name, so this is all just one big trolling effort. Still, at least this has hopefully given people a better understanding of the rules.

[mr715]

113. Thank you for weighing in.

The clarity is important.

[Torchlight]

31. Simply alert on the post.

Not much else will change the taste of mustard.

[Glorious bastard]

42. Why would I do that? I am here to hear people out, not shut them up.

[democrank]

107. I do not want SEX PEST Cuomo to win.

That’s not bashing.

[SocialDemocrat61]

13. As far as Sliwa

I keep expecting Cuomo to shoot him to get him out of the race.

[mr715]

53. Sliwa seems to be motivated

by a deep hatred of Andrew Cuomo. It makes for good political theater.

[obamanut2012]

15. Mamdani is the Democratic Candidate

[mr715]

54. Curtis Sliwa

Is surprisingly coherent without his little hat. He is a run of the mill xenophobe racist police nut, but he actually articulated criticisms of Cuomo that were valid.

He's crazy, and he hates Cuomo.

[iemanja]

58. Cuomo isn't the Democratic nominee

He lost to Mamdani. We support the nominee, not sore losers. Voting for Silwa and Cuomo are the same thing. Both have kowtowed to Trump.

[Glorious bastard]

64. You are correct on all counts.

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What I am saying is that bashing a Democrat does not have to go hand in hand with withdrawing support from him.

[iemanja]

66. So I'm supposed to act favorably toward a sexual predator?

Because you claim the Trump-endorsed candidate is a Democrat? I don't think so.

[Glorious bastard]

86. Absolutely not.

Not acting favorably does not compel you to act unfavorably, although, if this thread were about Cuomo as a person and not a mayoral contender and a Democrat (which is not what I say but his actual party affiliation says), I would have gladly joined you in your expressions of disfavor. It’s all in the context.

[Celerity]

72. The Andrew Cuomo Campaign Is All in on MAGA Influencers

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220744754 (my DU OP)

and also from that OP:

Also, from August:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/19/cuomo-mamdani-trump-new-york-00514408

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220579415

Cuomo is really showing his 'Democratic Party' colours.

[Glorious bastard]

81. Is Andrew Cuomo no longer a registered Democrat?

I am not asking anyone to extend any sympathy to Cuomo, only to acknowledge his party affiliation.

Is that such a difficult request?

[Celerity]

87. He may well be, but that's irrelevant, as Cuomo lost the Democratic primary and is now running as sore loser/

spoiler independent candidate against the Democratic candidate, the winner of the Dem primary, and thus, cannot be be supported here per DU TOS.

It is completely fair game to point out Cuomo's cozying up to the RW and his islamophobic smearing of the Democratic general candidate, (Mamdani), both of which I documented in post 72, here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220743310#post72

[Glorious bastard]

91. As a spoiler candidate, he cannot be supported. As a Democrat he cannot be bashed.

Both are in the rules. The two rules are not mutually contradictory. I don’t find it particularly difficult to follow both.

[muriel_volestrangler]

98. No, you still don't get it. He is running against the only official Democrat - therefore he is not a Democrat

and he can he bashed.

In fact, when his sexual harassment became apparent, he could be bashed for that - constructive criticism is allowed. And now that he's opposing the Democratic party, he can be bashed for anything.

You haven't been here in a general election before. You just don't understand the rules.

[mr715]

112. I refute it thus:

Fuck Andrew Cuomo and the ticket he is running on.

[SocialDemocrat61]

12. Translation: Criminal endorses Sex Predator

[Celerity]

21. +1

[spanone]

14. Paying off his debt to trmp.

[underpants]

26. Yep. Spot on.

[Passages]

16. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[aocommunalpunch]

17. Who? n/t

[SSJVegeta]

28. Well duh

[edhopper]

48. He is so unpopular

It could cost Cuomo votes.

[SunImp]

52. This makes good people smile

[Polybius]

51. Well, why is this a surprise?

Why would he endorse Mamdani? Adams' positions are much closer to Cuomo's.

[herding cats]

61. This is good news for Zohran Mamdani, right?

It seems like a huge boon to me.

[mr715]

65. Yes.

I think it also helps Sliwa. That Cuomo doesn't realize it is a bad thing...

[herding cats]

71. That's music to my ears!

Thank you!

[lapucelle]

104. The calculus for the endorsement most likely has to do with NYC's uniformed services.

FDNY and NYPD had endorsed Adams in the general. Now that Adams is out, those votes are up for grab.

[doc03]

77. That is probably a plus for Mandomi

[Joinfortmill]

102. Adams always gave me the shivers