I recently posted that I received a text message from someone with Working Families requesting that I not rank former Governor Andrew Cuomo on the ballot for mayor of New York.
I said I probably won't honor the request and I won't.
Of all the candidates I have seen, Republican and Democrat, Cuomo is the strongest one to at least hold his ground against Donald Trump. The rest of the group running as Democrats all seem like nice people, but that is all.
I like Zohran Mamdani, but compared to Andrew Cuomo, he is grossly inexperienced. I can see the President having his way against him.
Then, there is Mamdani's promise to make buses free and safe. He claimed he would tax the rich to pay for that. I don't see how that would be a long term solution, but I also thought MTA was mostly run by the governor. Kathy Hochul could possibly pull the free fare off, but how would she explain that to the upstate residents who still pay for their bus ride?
Most of the candidates are pledging to make the city more affordable. With Manhattan rents averaging 3K-5K a month, how do any of them propose to reverse that? You can't send everyone to the most affordable borough, the Bronx.
Andrew Cuomo is nowhere near as friendly appearing as his opponents, but I don't really need friendly. As I said, I need someone with the balls to stand up to Donald Trump. Cuomo is pledging to remove the mentally ill from the subways and forcing some type of treatment for them. I am for that. People complain about homelessness underground and don't feel safe. At least Cuomo has a plan.
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