Sharpton calls for Cuomo to drop out of NYC mayor's race
The Rev. Al Sharpton suggested Wednesday that it would be in former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) and New Yorkers’ best interests if he would remove his name from the mayoral ballot this fall.
Cuomo lost New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani and conceded last week, but CNN reported that Cuomo planned to keep his spot as the Fight and Deliver candidate on the November ballot.
Mayor Eric Adams (D), who is seeking reelection as an independent, will also be on the ballot as the main opponent to Mamdani’s campaign.
“I think, in the best interest of the legacy of Andrew Cuomo, that he ought to let them have the one-on-one race,” Sharpton, a New York City native who is backing Mamdani, said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “[Cuomo] can endorse one or the other, and let them have a battle over what is best for New York.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5381493-al-sharpton-cuomo-ballot-mayoral-race/