Pity the <\/span>Cuomosexual<\/span><\/a>, for his or her hero has fallen thus far.<\/span><\/p>\n Andrew Cuomo, as soon as the swaggering face of Democratic energy in New York, misplaced twice to Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who’s now mayor-elect of New York Metropolis. First got here <\/span>June\u2019s Democratic primary<\/span><\/a>, then <\/span>Tuesday\u2019s general election<\/span><\/a>, the place Cuomo, clinging to political relevance, ran <\/span>as an independent<\/span><\/a> and was trounced once more.<\/span><\/p>\n For a person who had beforehand gained 4 statewide races\u2014one for New York legal professional common and three for governor\u2014the collapse is staggering. New Yorkers <\/span>turned out in record numbers<\/span><\/a> to reject him, delivering a transparent verdict on greater than only one marketing campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They usually had purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n Cuomo\u2019s unraveling didn\u2019t start with the #MeToo motion or the COVID-19 pandemic, however far earlier, throughout his first time period as governor. In 2010, he <\/span>cast himself<\/span><\/a> as a reformer, promising to tackle Albany\u2019s entrenched pursuits and <\/span>vowing to establish<\/span><\/a> an unbiased redistricting course of. By 2012, these guarantees <\/span>were gone<\/span><\/a>. Cuomo reduce a cope with Republican state Senate chief Dean Skelos, permitting the GOP to <\/span>draw its own maps<\/span><\/a> and protect management\u2014betraying <\/span>these<\/span> who had helped elect him.<\/span><\/p>\n In return, lawmakers <\/span>gave Cuomo<\/span><\/a> what he wished: a brand new pension plan that raised the retirement age for some workers, and <\/span>a vast expansion<\/span><\/a> of the state\u2019s DNA database to incorporate misdemeanor convictions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The brand new map traces led to years of GOP dominance within the state Senate\u2014sustained by districts drawn by a person who later <\/span>went to prison<\/span><\/a> for corruption. Cuomo let it occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For him, being feared was at all times higher than being liked. Throughout his practically 11 years as governor, he dominated <\/span>through intimidation<\/span><\/a>, utilizing the state authorities as a weapon to punish rivals and reward loyalty. He appeared untouchable\u2014till he wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n When COVID-19 hit, Cuomo\u2019s picture crumbled underneath the load of scandal. His administration reportedly <\/span>undercounted deaths at nursing homes<\/a>, then allegedly tried to cowl it up. Across the similar time, he launched a self-congratulatory e book titled \u201cAmerican Disaster: Management Classes from the COVID-19 Pandemic.\u201d And fewer than a yr later, a state report accused him of sexually harassing a minimum of 11 ladies, which he has denied.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lastly, in August 2021, Cuomo <\/span>resigned<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n However the actual humiliation got here this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It started with a surreal twist: On Monday, <\/span>President Donald Trump<\/span><\/a> endorsed him for mayor.<\/span><\/p>\n Fi<\/span>ve years in the past, Cuomo was seen as a number one anti-Trump determine in Democratic politics. His day by day COVID-19 briefings have been handled because the sane counterpoint to Trump\u2019s chaos, through which the president instructed treating the virus by <\/span>injecting disinfectant<\/span><\/a>, amongst a litany of different scientifically unfounded claims.<\/span><\/p>\n All through the mayor\u2019s race, Cuomo benefited from the very right-wing media equipment that he was as soon as purportedly towards. Trump and Cuomo each <\/span>called Mamdani<\/span><\/a> excessive, with Trump even falsely labeling him a \u201ccommunist.\u201d Fox Information <\/span>suggested Mamdani should be deported<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n After initially <\/span>denying<\/span><\/a> Trump\u2019s endorsement, Cuomo <\/span>admitted<\/span><\/a> on Election Day that the president\u2019s assist might be \u201cvery useful\u201d to him.<\/span><\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n MAGA politics don\u2019t play in New York Metropolis, and voters recoiled on the sight of a disgraced Democrat embracing the identical president who <\/span>terrorized their communities<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>threatened to cut off<\/span><\/a> federal funds if Mamdani gained the race.<\/span><\/p>\n Cuomo\u2019s comeback bid had at all times felt like a fever dream. He entered the race satisfied that outgoing Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 <\/span>corruption scandals <\/span><\/a>had created a vacuum solely he might fill. For a time, the numbers backed him up: Early polls of the Democratic major <\/span>showed him leading<\/span><\/a>, and nostalgia for his pandemic-era briefings lingered. However that goodwill evaporated after he misplaced the first, didn\u2019t take \u201cno\u201d for a solution, and compelled himself on voters as an unbiased.<\/span><\/p>\n The mayor\u2019s race was speculated to be his comeback\u2014the fallen governor clawing his method again to energy at Metropolis Corridor. As a substitute, it’s his curtain name. Nearing 70, Cuomo is out of tips. To beat Mamdani, he wanted to maintain his base and win over Republicans and independents. He did neither. Voters have been completed with him.<\/span><\/p>\n Mamdani, for his half, <\/span>said Wednesday on NY1<\/span><\/a> that neither Cuomo nor Adams referred to as to congratulate him on his victory. 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