He\u2019s Andrew Cuo-No-Show.<\/p>\n
Mayoral contender Andrew Cuomo has taken 10 days off publicly campaigning since Labor Day weekend, a Post analysis shows \u2014 as insiders express disbelief he isn\u2019t pounding the pavement to catch up to Zohran Mamdani before November.<\/p>\n
The former governor\u2019s apparent aloof persona contrasts wildly with his rivals Mamdani, the socialist Democratic nominee, and GOP standard bearer Curtis Sliwa, who\u2019ve daily shown face <\/strong>across the Big Apple since Aug. 31.<\/p>\n Many insiders were baffled that Cuomo, an independent candidate who\u2019s consistently polling in second place to Mamdani,<\/a> isn\u2019t doing more to make up ground and sway voters.<\/p>\n Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has skipped public events with voters 10 days since the unofficial start of New York City\u2019s general election campaign. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cEspecially in October, you want to be [at] half a dozen events a day if nothing else but for optics,\u201d said a longtime Democratic campaigner.<\/p>\n \u201cIf not now when? Now is the time.\u201d<\/p>\n Cuomo only had public events 36 days following the Labor Day holiday weekend marking the unofficial start of the general election campaign, his schedule shows.<\/p>\n Many of those events were announced mere hours, sometimes minutes, before they happened.<\/p>\n Only 17 days since the general election campaign\u2019s kickoff involved multiple appearances \u2014 with the vast majority on the weekends, focused on the religious circuit. <\/p>\n Cuomo campaign officials argued that he has held private meetings and other events during the days he didn\u2019t have a public schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cAndrew Cuomo has been working 24 hours a day during this general election meeting voters, courting supporters and doing local and national media interviews to amplify his message,\u201d said campaign spokesperson Rich Azzopardi.<\/p>\n Still, the apparent voters-at-a-distance schedule is reminiscent of Cuomo\u2019s Democratic primary campaign, which he entered as the front-runner before losing to Mamdani in historic fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani has maintained an active public schedule, despite his front-runner status. Getty Images<\/p>\n The most recent polling, conducted by Fox News and released Thursday, shows Mamdani finally cracking the 50% threshold of likely voters, with Cuomo trailing at 28% and Sliwa at 13%.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he had been on Church Avenue walking up and down it a year ago, he wouldn\u2019t be in this f\u2014ing position,\u201d a frustrated longtime Cuomo backer said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt almost seems corporate and highbrow. I just don\u2019t think that we are pounding the streets with enthusiasm and verve. And that\u2019s what Mamdani has.\u201d<\/p>\n Mamdani has generally held at least one event a day, pressing the flesh with voters even though he\u2019s the clear front-runner with little room for unforced errors that could harm his campaign, his schedule shows.<\/p>\n And Sliwa has held more public events this week than Cuomo had since Labor Day.<\/p>\n Following the first general mayoral election debate Thursday, Mamdani held a \u201creverse town hall\u201d while Sliwa held a news conference on subway crime and attended the wake of a security guard who was viciously beaten to death.<\/p>\n Cuomo held no public events Friday.<\/p>\n Insiders are baffled Cuomo isn\u2019t doing more to make up ground to Mamdani. Getty Images<\/p>\n The three-term Democratic governor has blamed his loss in the June primary on running a campaign that wasn\u2019t \u201caggressive\u201d enough <\/a>and that didn\u2019t acknowledge the power of social media \u2014 unlike Mamdani\u2019s TikTok-heavy effort.<\/p>\n As Cuomo mounted his independent bid, he admitted to donors he made mistakes and needed to show face with voters.<\/p>\n When asked what he learned from his loss during Thursday\u2019s debate, Cuomo said: \u201cI did not do enough on social media, which is a very effective medium.\u201d<\/p>\n The ex-gov\u2019s campaign and his allies have been much more active on X and social media platforms since the primary, including putting out viral videos <\/a>hammering Mamdani and even sitting down for an interview with influencer <\/a>Logan Paul. <\/p>\n But some insiders said it\u2019s too late to make up the ground \u2014 regardless of what tack Cuomo\u2019s campaign takes.<\/p>\n \u201cCuomo has no mathematical path to victory at this juncture. It\u2019s too late to improve his weak ground game. Barring a seismic event, Mamdani is on a glide path to victory,\u201d said Democratic consultant Chris Sosa.<\/p>\n \u201cCuomo can blame social media all he wants. But the problem with the Cuomo campaign comes down to one factor: most voters cannot stand Andrew Cuomo. Shaking more hands won\u2019t fix such a fundamental flaw.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He\u2019s Andrew Cuo-No-Show. 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