Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently penned a letter to donors, telling them he’s not planning on “going anywhere.”
Since his loss in the New York City mayoral election, Cuomo has stoked speculation about whether he will continue a career in politics.
“The campaign may be over, but our work is not. I’m not going anywhere,” Cuomo wrote in a letter obtained by the New York Post. Cuomo’s team confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the letter is authentic.
“It’s real,” Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi told the Washington Examiner.
The lengthy two-sided letter primarily focused on the success of his campaign, while also sneaking in another jab at Republican Curtis Sliwa. He said that Sliwa’s absence would have helped him to avoid the Republican as a “daily distraction” and that the dynamic of the race “would be totally different and to our advantage.”
Cuomo lost to socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani 50.4% to 41.6% earlier this month. Sliwa drew 7.1% of the vote.
There has been much rampant speculation about whether Cuomo could run for governor again, for New York’s 12th congressional district, where he resides, or for a U.S. Senate seat in New York.
It’s unclear whether there is an appetite for Cuomo to run for office again. Many of his detractors remain hostile to him, and many of the candidates in New York City’s Democratic primary united against him.
“Christ…Andrew is basically the human personification of herpes. Just because you can’t see it right this second, don’t mean he’s gone away!” New York state Sen. Gustavo Rivera wrote on X.
“Please, dude: just be like Hep-C so we can get rid of you already!” he added.
Cuomo’s open letter last week set the stage for another potential run. He criticized Democrats while mirroring his “competence” message that he put forward in this year’s mayoral election.
CUOMO’S MESSAGE FOR DEMOCRATS FUELS SPECULATION ABOUT NATIONAL AMBITIONS
“Democrats are on the cusp of a political opening created by Republican failure,” he wrote. “But opportunity is not destiny. If we run on an ambitious but realistic vision, competence, moderation, courage, and real results, we can prove to the American people why ours is the party that deserves their confidence and their vote, and lead the country again.”
Cuomo has not declared any future plans yet.
