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<\/p>\nNew poll has Zohran Mamdani well ahead in NYC mayor’s race <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n New poll has Zohran Mamdani well ahead in NYC mayor’s race<\/p>\n 00:27<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A new poll in the race for New York City mayor shows Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani<\/a> with a commanding lead in just about every scenario in this year’s unprecedented race.\u00a0<\/p>\n The AARP New York-Gotham Polling & Analytics poll<\/a> surveyed 1,376 likely voters, and found Mamdani well ahead of his nearest challengers with 41.8% support.\u00a0<\/p>\n The same poll had:\u00a0<\/p>\n The poll also asked likely voters what would happen if some of the contenders were to drop out. In every scenario, Mamdani maintained his comfortable lead in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mamdani is also ahead of all challengers in theoretical head-to-head matches, with Cuomo emerging as the closest contender but still behind – with an important caveat.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a theoretical head-to-head matchup with Mamdani and Cuomo, however, 27% of likely voters remain undecided – meaning they make up a key group that could decide the race in that scenario.\u00a0<\/p>\n In terms of favorability and unfavorability,\u00a0<\/p>\n The top issues among likely voters are cost of living, public safety and housing affordability, the poll found. A majority of likely voters – 52.7% – said the city was currently headed in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n The general election is set for Nov. 4. Cuomo has previously called on candidates who are behind in the polls to exit the race<\/a> ahead of Election Day in order to set up a one-to-one challenge to Mamdani. He told CBS News New York’s Marcia Kramer he’d do it himself, saying “I don’t want to be part of a suicide mission.”<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n\n
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