A Fractured and Fractious Debate
John Ketcham Andrew Cuomo is still the man to beat in New York’s mayoral race. / Eye on the News / Politics and Law , States and Cities Jun 05 2025 / Share Last night, nine Democrats vying for their party’s nomination for mayor of New York debated for two hours on live television—much of it spent speaking over one another. Despite sparring over records and contentious issues like crime, housing affordability, and anti-Semitism, the debate is unlikely to shift many voters’ views. No longshot stood out enough to signal the rise of a new contender. With early voting set to begin in nine days, the Democratic primary is likely to focus on familiar figures: frontrunning former governor Andrew Cuomo and rising young socialist Zohran Mamdani. The debate marked the first time that Cuomo—who has largely avoided multicandidate events—faced his rivals directly. He didn’t have to wait long before his opponents began piling on about his handling of a report about...