I was disappointed to hear Andrew Cuomo say he was afraid of what Mamdani would do, or think, about another 9/11 attack in New York. A clear reference to his Muslim religion. That kind of attack is totally unacceptable, and can only reinforce people’s negative opinions about Cuomo. His comments were meant to divide, and that is not what we want to be doing in our country today.

But then I listened to Mamdani’s response, and found it a bit uncomfortable, and a real missed opportunity. He talked about his desire to be a mayor for everyone, and talked about the attacks on him for his religion, but said he didn’t want to use this time to answer them. I think he lost a real chance to do that, and because of it, his speech could have come off as chilling to some. It seems to me he missed the pe

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