Source: Gideon’s Substack
by Noah Millman
“I’ve been seeing a lot of teeth-gnashing among Cuomo supporters and a lot of finger pointing at other folks — at Curtis Sliwa, at the media, etc. — for their guy’s loss. And I just need to say: while Zohran Mamdani deserves the credit for his historic victory, if you are facing the next mayoralty with dread, overwhelmingly the person you should blame is the one you probably voted for: Andrew Cuomo. That’s the case first and foremost because Cuomo ran a disdainful, entitled, fear-mongering campaign that could inspire nobody. In fact, he ran two of them — after losing to a virtual unknown in a ranked-choice primary contest that made it unequivocally clear he lacked majority support in his own party, Cuomo refused to take the hint and tried again in the general election without materially changing his approach to anything.” (11/06/25)