Mayor Adams has determined to endorse Andrew Cuomo within the race for Metropolis Corridor — a shocking turnaround for Adams, who only a few weeks in the past was blaming the previous governor for pushing him out of the competition and calling him “a snake and a liar.”
Todd Shapiro, a spokesman for Adams, additionally confirmed later that the mayor is backing Cuomo “and intends to campaign alongside him.”
“The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized,” Shapiro mentioned.
A spokesman for Cuomo didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
The anticipated endorsement comes after Adams deserted his reelection bid late final month as he was polling lifeless final within the race and confronted stress to drop out to maximise Cuomo’s probabilities of beating Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani.
It’s unclear how a lot of a bump Adams’ endorsement would possibly give Cuomo.
After Adams exited the race, Cuomo gained floor on Mamdani within the polls, however nonetheless trailed him by double digits. Adams stays unpopular within the metropolis, having final 12 months been indicted on corruption costs that have been later quashed by President Trump’s administration as a part of a controversial transfer.
Whereas Adams was nonetheless within the mayoral race, he railed harshly in opposition to Cuomo, blaming the ex-gov for the push to get him out.
“Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar,” Adams mentioned in early September.
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