New Yorkers crushed Andrew Cuomo ’s dreams of a political comeback on Tuesday, decisively electing rising star Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s new mayor instead. It was a fitting end for the former governor, who left office in 2021 while facing allegations of sexual harassment as well as corruption and mismanagement claims. And yet, as he made clear over the past seven months, he felt he deserved to lead the largest city in the United States.

In one of the biggest political upsets in recent history, Mamdani won the Democratic primary in June against a crowded field that included Cuomo, the presumed front-runner. But the former governor decided that his humiliating loss did not reflect a true mandate from New York’s Democratic voters. Instead, he determined he was not

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