Anti-Mamdani Vote Split Between Cuomo and Sliwa Could Hand Him Victory

On The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Clay Travis warned that the biggest challenge for opponents of Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race isn’t just Mamdani’s progressive base—it’s the fractured opposition. With Andrew Cuomo running as an independent and Curtis Sliwa carrying the Republican banner, Clay argued that the anti-Mamdani vote is being divided between two candidates who appeal to overlapping blocs of voters.

He explained that this split could allow Mamdani to win with a plurality, even if a majority of New Yorkers oppose his platform. Clay emphasized that this has been the concern from the start: without consolidation, Mamdani benefits from a divided field.

The takeaway: unless opposition voters rally behind one alternative, Mamdani’s path to victory remains wide open.