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Want To Stop Mamdani? It’s Time To Get Serious

by The editor•17 August 2025•Posted inReal Clear Politics

Incumbent mayor Eric Adams and former governor Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani’s two major opponents, are both very flawed candidates.

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