Clyburn Endorses Cuomo, Helping Him Broaden His Appeal to Black Voters [View all]
Source: NYT
Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a veteran lawmaker who was once the highest-ranking Black member of Congress, will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday.
Mr. Clyburn will make the case that Mr. Cuomo is the right candidate to help Democrats fend off the ill effects of the second Trump term, when the president is “challenging the pillars of our democracy.”
“The mayor of New York is uniquely positioned to play an important role in the future of the national Democratic Party,” Mr. Clyburn said in a statement, adding that Mr. Cuomo had the “experiences, credentials and character to not just serve New York, but also help save the nation.”
The endorsement comes three days after Mr. Cuomo’s main rival, Zohran Mamdani, was endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive wing’s longtime standard-bearer. Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Mamdani have led in the polls, and the tenor of the race has become increasingly nasty ahead of the Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/clyburn-endorses-cuomo-mayor.html
He has the character? CHARACTER? You have to be fucking kiddding me.
That Clyburn thinks Andrew Cuomo is part of the future of the Democratic Party - and points to his character!!! — is the problem with the current Democratic Party leadership in a nutshell.
— Amanda Litman (@amandalitman.bsky.social) 2025-06-20T12:34:39.145Z
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