Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) expressed that he believes Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate in New York City’s mayoral election, cost him “the election.”

During an interview on 77 WABC radio station, Cuomo described Sliwa as being “a total fraud for decades.” Cuomo also declared that if Sliwa had not run, he “would’ve won” the election over now-Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani (D).

Speaking with former New York Gov. David Paterson (D), the two spoke about the NYC mayoral election. Paterson admitted that he had “never heard” of Mamdani’s name until February and questioned how Mamdani was “able to do what he did.”

“I always believed he [Sliwa] would drop out because there was no way for him to win,” Cuomo said. “All he could do is be a spoiler and be responsible for Zohran’s victo

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