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Why Andrew Cuomo and the Establishment Must Lose

A conversation with NYC Mayoral Candidate Michael Blake on why the majority must rally to vote against Andrew Cuomo and defeat establishment politics on Tuesday.
Zohran Mamdani and Michael Blake Cross-Endorse in N.Y.C. Mayor's Race - The  New York Times

The entire establishment, from corporate money to politics to media, is throwing its weight behind disgraced politician and sexual predator Andrew Cuomo ahead of the contentious NYC Mayoral race.

This includes President Clinton, Rep. Clyburn, Lawrence Summers, the NYT, Palantir’s CEO, Michael Bloomberg, The Wall Street Bros., and AIPAC.

What terrifies them? A chance that an outsider who isn’t beholden to corporate money can potentially rise to become the mayor of New York City. That threat has a Muslim name, Zohran Mamdani, who has a brown, bearded face, is a child of South Asian/African immigrants, and happens to be a Democratic Socialist. The racist ads over the past two weeks against him have been so egregious that it has led to credible death threats.

According to the latest polls, thanks to NYC’s ranked voting, Mamdani is tied with Cuomo. Mamdani has cross-endorsed NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who was attacked by ICE agents last week, and former Assemblymember and vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, Michael Blake. We’re witnessing a fascinating “Avengers Assemble” moment as these candidates are telling people to rank them first, followed by their candidates of choice, and not rank Cuomo.

Blake joined me for a quick 15-minute interview as he’s criss-crossing New York a day before the elections to educate and inform voters as to why this race has massive national implications and why Cuomo represents a threat to the working class and people of color in his city.

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