In the midst of the upcoming second televised mayoral candidate debate, a recent poll shows that the ranking of New York City mayoral candidates remains unchanged. The Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani, holds the top spot, followed by independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in second place, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in third place. However, the difference in support between Mamdani and Cuomo has narrowed to within the margin of error if voters were to choose between the two.
According to a recent poll conducted jointly by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and Gotham Polling, in a hypothetical matchup between Cuomo and Mamdani, the score has surprisingly tightened to 44.6% for Mamdani and 40.7% for Cuomo, a margin within the polling error range.
In a scenario involving all three candidates, Mamdani leads with 43.2% support, followed by Cuomo with 28.9% and Sliwa with 19.4%.
On that day, there were reports of supermarket and media mogul John Catsimatidis once again trying to publicly dissuade Sliwa from running, claiming that his candidacy would essentially be a vote for Mamdani.
“He (Sliwa) has indeed garnered a certain number of votes, in that sense, he is a disruptor,” Cuomo told Fox News. “I believe ultimately he is inconsequential because he is not a competitive candidate, and I don’t think people will give up their votes.”
Cuomo also publicly appealed to Republican voters in the media to cast their votes for him.
However, Sliwa has stated that he will not withdraw from the race, a stance welcomed by Mamdani.