New York City Democratic mayoral rivals clash in first TV debate

NEW YORK — Two main targets emerged by the end of the two-hour New York City mayoral debate: Frontrunner Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump.

Cuomo’s eight opponents — desperate to cut into his consistent polling advantage — attacked him throughout Wednesday night by seizing on the controversies that preceded his fall from power four years ago: Allegations of sexual harassment and a Covid record that’s reportedly under federal investigation.

Former Assemblymember Michael Blake — polling in the single digits — leveled one of the sharpest barbs at Cuomo linking those controversies: “The people who don’t feel safe are the young women, mothers and grandmothers around Andrew Cuomo — that’s the greatest threat to public safety.”

The attacks on Cuomo during the first televised debate of the boisterous Big Apple Democratic mayoral primary underscored the strategic need of his opponents to swing hard and fast against the prohibitive favorite to win the party’s nomination. They parried with early voting set to begin in 10 days.




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