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In reply to the discussion: NYC Mayor Eric Adams is endorsing Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani [View all]
Celerity
(54,333 posts)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
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams is endorsing Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani [View all]
Just_Vote_Dem
Oct 2025
OP
I am not too crazy about personal qualities of either Adams or Cuomo, but there is a prohibition on DU
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#8
He is a centrist, he is running as an independent, and he is a Democrat
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#22
Sorry to disappoint you. He gave up on the democratic party and is now an independent.
Emile
Oct 2025
#23
He did not. He lost the primary, as some Democrats occasionally do, but he remains a Democrat.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#34
If you think he's still a Democrat, you go with that. Do you think Cuomo is a better choice than Zohran Mamdani?
Emile
Oct 2025
#37
That's why he has an I by his name on the ballot, because you say he's a democratic politician. Okay
Emile
Oct 2025
#40
Again, very few Democrats say he is not a Democrat. What I say is immaterial to this fact.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#44
That's fine. But I can find no confirmation of him leaving the Party anywhere.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#63
Not difficult at all. It is just as easy to find his party affiliation. A Democrat, according to all available sources.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#80
I am not disputing that. But he is still a Democrat. Not such a difficult distinction.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#78
The consequence of losing a primary is losing a primary, not losing party affiliation.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#89
Find me a single official record that says Cuomo is not a Democrat, and then we can talk some more.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#96
I wouldn't consider phrases like "fair game" to be constructive, or criticism, for that matter.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#56
By continuing to run after the Democratic voters rejected him, Cuomo has disgraced himself and his father's memory
Prairie Gates
Oct 2025
#90
Cuomo isn't a "centrist" - he's a sexual harasser collaborating with the rapist Trump.
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2025
#99
Cuomo is, and Adams was (and is now supporting) an 'independent/third-party "spoiler" candidate'
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2025
#30
There is a fine line between supporting a third party candidate and objecting to bashing a Democrat.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#36
Adams (who was, BTW, a Rethug at one point) is not running against anyone, he dropped out
Celerity
Oct 2025
#82
Again you are not addressing my specific calling out of your misinformation, and now you are attempting to muddy
Celerity
Oct 2025
#94
If I see bashing or 'RW hysteria' around here, I'll be sure to take note of it.
Torchlight
Oct 2025
#11
Any negative comments about any Democrat are fodder for right wing media.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#20
As you know full well, Sanders doesn't run against Democrats in general elections
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2025
#101
Cuomo is a pervert that got ran out of office, why are you defending him?
questionseverything
Oct 2025
#106
It is DU administrators who tell members what is acceptable. They have every right to do so.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#43
He may well be, but that's irrelevant, as Cuomo lost the Democratic primary and is now running as sore loser/
Celerity
Oct 2025
#87
As a spoiler candidate, he cannot be supported. As a Democrat he cannot be bashed.
Glorious bastard
Oct 2025
#91
No, you still don't get it. He is running against the only official Democrat - therefore he is not a Democrat
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2025
#98
The calculus for the endorsement most likely has to do with NYC's uniformed services.
lapucelle
Oct 2025
#104