GOP megadonor: Cuomo has best chance of defeating Mamdani in NYC mayoral race [View all]

Republican megadonor Ken Langone argued that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the best chance of defeating New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the general election to lead the country’s largest city.

Langone, who also donated to the super PAC backing Cuomo’s candidacy during the Democratic primary, said Tuesday on CNBC that he believes Cuomo didn’t take Mamdani seriously, leading him to not campaign as vigorously as he needed.

But he argued Cuomo can pull off a win in the general election and has a better chance of defeating Mamdani than incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who’s also running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

“I think that Cuomo has the best chance one-on-one of beating [Mamdani],” Langone said. “More importantly, I think if Cuomo wins, he’s got to prove something. He’s got to get some things done. He’s got to be able to say, ‘Not only did I get elected, but look at what I did to fix it.’”


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5401776-gop-megadonor-cuomo-has-best-chance-of-defeating-mamdani-in-nyc-mayoral-race/