Cuomo warns of Dem 'civil war' as NYC mayoral rivals cast their votes on consequential Election Day
NEW YORK – Leading New York City mayoral candidates, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, cast their ballots on Election Day, as the future of New York...
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NEW YORK – Leading New York City mayoral candidates, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo , cast their ballots on Election Day, as the future of New York City and the Democratic Party hangs in the balance. While Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa voted early, Mamdani and Cuomo flocked to their local polling sites Tuesday morning. Polls close at 9 p.m. in New York City. "It is time now for a new day in our politics," Mamdani told reporters after voting alongside his wife Rama Duwaji at Frank Sinatra School of Arts in Queens. After voting with his daughters in Manhattan, Cuomo told reporters there is a "civil war" brewing in the Democratic Party, where the "extreme, radical left that is run by the socialists," like Mamdani, are challenging "moderate Democrats," like himself. CUOMO CLOSES GAP ON MAMDANI AS NYC MAYOR RACE TIGHTENS DRAMATICALLY IN NEW POLL "I think if the far-left socialists were to win, I think long-term, it would be very detrimental to the future of the Democratic Party," Cuomo said. "This country is not a socialist country. This city is not a socialist city. The state is not a socialist state. Socialism has never worked anywhere on the globe. Not Venezuela, not Cuba. It's not going to work in New York City." CUOMO SAYS TRUMP WILL DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD, SLASH NYC FUNDS IF MAMDANI WINS MAYOR’S RACE But when Mamdani was asked during his own media availability Tuesday morning what his success in New York City would signal for the future of the Democratic Party, he said, "My ambitions are squarely within these five boroughs." In his closing pitch, Mamdani said his campaign ends where it began, as one "that looks to transform the most expensive city in the United States of America into one that's affordable for each and every person that calls it home." New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said state authorities briefly closed several polling places across the neighboring Garden State due to "threats received by email" on Tu…