Here in New York City, early voting has begun to select a new mayor. The two front-runners in the heated Democratic primary are progressive Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 in the wake of an official report detailing his sexual harassment of at least 11 women while in office. Last week, Mamdani and Brad Lander, the city’s comptroller who’s been polling in third place, co-endorsed each other in New York City’s ranked-choice voting as part of an effort to ensure Cuomo stays out of office. Zohran Mamdani blasted Cuomo’s record as governor during a televised debate last week.

Rep. Zohran Mamdani: “To Mr. Cuomo, I have never had to resign in disgrace. I have never cut Medicaid. I have never stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from the MTA. I have never hounded the 13 women who credibly accused me of sexual harassment. I have never sued for their gynecological records. And I have never done those things because I am not you, Mr. Cuomo. And furthermore, the name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I. You should learn how to say it, because we got to get it right.”