{"id":258764,"date":"2025-09-27T12:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/258764\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:56:29","slug":"jim-walden-endorses-andrew-cuomo-weeks-after-dropping-out-of-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/258764\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Walden endorses Andrew Cuomo weeks after dropping out of mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weeks after suspending his independent mayoral campaign<\/a>, Jim Walden formally endorsed Andrew Cuomo on Thursday and urged all remaining candidates besides Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani to also line up behind the ex-governor.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Walden \u2014 a lawyer who launched a long-shot bid but never pulled more than 1% support in polls of November\u2019s mayoral election \u2014 stressed his endorsement of Cuomo is in large part aimed at stopping Mamdani, a democratic socialist.<\/p>\n

A political moderate<\/a>, Walden argued Mamdani can only win the November contest \u201cif centrist votes are split\u201d between Cuomo, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and Mayor Adams, who\u2019s also running as an independent. Cuomo has consistently polled as the most potent threat to Mamdani.<\/p>\n

\u201cUniting in support of one candidate, Andrew Cuomo, is the only way to save New York from extremism, and prevent the city from becoming a cautionary tale for the entire country,\u201d said Walden, who\u2019s known for representing high-profile clients. \u201cMayor Adams and Curtis Sliwa have run spirited campaigns. They have earned respect. But the time has come. For the love of this city, they must step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spokesmen for Sliwa and Mamdani didn\u2019t immediately return requests for comment.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Adams, who has consistently placed last in the polls, rejected Walden\u2019s request for the mayor to bow out of the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor Adams is focused on protecting families, strengthening our communities, and ensuring New York remains a city of opportunity and safety for everyone,\u201d said Adams\u2019 spokesman Todd Shapiro. \u201cThat is the choice voters will make, and that is why Mayor Adams will prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the deadline has passed to remove them, Walden and all the other remaining candidates will still have their names appear on November\u2019s ballot, no matter what.<\/p>\n

Walden offered some praise for Cuomo, saying he has the capacity to enact \u201creal solutions, grounded in experience, not the empty promises of an inexperienced Zohran Mamdani.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021<\/a> amid sexual and professional misconduct accusations that he now denies, thanked Walden for putting \u201cthe future of New York ahead of personal ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJim has always been a fighter for accountability and justice in this city, and his endorsement is a testament to the urgency of this election and the need for experienced leadership to keep New York safe, affordable, and strong for future generations,\u201d Cuomo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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