Cuomo Says NYC’s Mayoral Race Shows Democratic Party ‘Civil War’

<p>Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br /><br />Former Governor Andrew Cuomo blasted his rival Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s candidacy in the race for mayor of New York City as &ldquo;abhorrent&rdquo; and the competition as a &ldquo;battle for the soul&rdquo; of the Democratic party.<br /><br />&ldquo;This is a civil war within the Democratic party where the extreme left is pulling the Democratic party and the moderates are afraid,&rdquo; Cuomo said Thursday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. &ldquo;The Democratic Party is not anti-business, it&rsquo;s not anti-police. That&rsquo;s not who we are.&rdquo;<br /><br />Cuomo, 67, is running as an independent and is polling in second place behind Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, in a four-way race that also includes Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.<br /><br />Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with:</p> <ul> <li>Bloomberg Correspondent David Gura.</li> <li>Stonecourt Capital Parter Rick Davis and Democratic Governors Association External Affairs Director Ofirah Yheskel.</li> <li>Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, President of Airlines for America.</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>