"The group represents a small minority of voters in the heavily Democratic city. But it's a potential opportunity for Cuomo in a split race that, with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams dropping out, has narrowed to the top three contenders. Support for Republican Curtis Sliwa has mostly tallied in the low double digits, putting him in third place behind the former Democratic governor, who's running as an independent, and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani."
""If Cuomo wants the vote of New York Republicans, come over to us and offer us something," Stefano Forte, president of the New York Young Republican Club, said in an interview. "Why doesn't he come meet with us at our clubhouse and promise us a certain number of deputy mayors? And then maybe, maybe, maybe we'll think about supporting him.""
"But polls indicate Cuomo gains relatively little from Adams' departure - the mayor was polling in the high single digits - and would need the field to narrow even further to have a chance against Mamdani."
A burgeoning bloc of New York City Republicans is open to supporting Andrew Cuomo if he offers concessions such as deputy mayor appointments. Cuomo is running as an independent in a narrowed three-way mayoral race against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa's support remains in the low double digits, keeping him in third place. Eric Adams' withdrawal reduced the field but delivered limited polling gains to Cuomo. Cuomo will need further consolidation of contenders or a larger turnout to overcome Mamdani's position. The campaign plans to compete for Republican votes closer to Election Day, citing prior staffing choices as governor.
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