{"id":2442206,"date":"2025-06-03T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-thinking-beyond-mayoral-race-with-national-campaign-pitch\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:58:20","slug":"cuomo-thinking-beyond-mayoral-race-with-national-campaign-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-thinking-beyond-mayoral-race-with-national-campaign-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo thinking beyond mayoral race with national campaign pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcuomo-thinking-beyond-mayoral-race-with-national-campaign-pitch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2442206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, currently campaigning for the mayoralty of New York City, has indicated his intention to advocate nationally against policies proposed by President Donald Trump, particularly concerning changes to Medicaid.Cuomo,who is leading in the polls against Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani,believes these efforts could assist Democrats in swing districts nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>In discussions about potential leverage as mayor, Cuomo emphasized the importance of becoming a national spokesperson for issues affecting various states, particularly the implications of Medicaid cuts, wich he claims could significantly impact both Democratic adn republican congressional seats. He reflected on his regret over resigning from the governor&#8217;s office in 2021, citing the need for the government to function without distractions from his impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&#8217;s past mayors have struggled to translate city power into broader political success, but he suggests the time has come for proactive engagement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallup-gop-now-viewed-as-better-party-for-security-prosperity\/\" title=\"GALLUP: GOP Now Viewed As Better Party For Security, Prosperity\">national matters<\/a>. He plans to organize Democrats to resist adverse policy changes from the Trump governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cuomo indicates he is thinking beyond mayoral race with pitch to campaign for Democrats nationally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135560\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New York Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, who is running for mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> this year, said he plans to campaign nationally against President Donald Trump&rsquo;s policies, which he believes could aid Democrats across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo is the front-runner in the race, with Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3425895\/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-new-york-city-mayor-race-closes-gap-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">catching up to the former governor<\/a> in the polls in recent weeks. Cuomo indicated he plans to campaign against Trump&rsquo;s proposed Medicaid changes to help Democrats in swing House districts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3429310\/virginia-special-election-gerry-connolly-seat\/\">Youngkin sets special election date for Gerry Connolly&#8217;s seat for Sept. 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3428940\/antonio-delgado-hochul-2026-new-york-primary\/\">Hochul lieutenant Antonio Delgado to run against New York governor in 2026 Democratic primary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3428793\/young-democrats-primary-race-challenges-david-scott-jasmine-clark-georgia\/\">David Scott, 79, draws another Democratic primary challenger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked by <em>Politico<\/em> about what leverage he would have should he be elected mayor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/03\/cuomo-reportedly-under-probe-by-trumps-doj-wants-to-organize-dems-nationally-00381794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cuomo zoomed out<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would spend eight years in Washington &mdash; go to that U.S. Conference of Mayors, go to the National Governors Association,&rdquo; he told the outlet. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s cutting Medicaid. Medicaid is not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-elected-mayor-of-columbia-after-dems-control-city-for-3-decades-biden-won-county-by-38\/\" title=\"Republican Elected ... Of Columbia After Dems Control City For 3 Decades; Biden Won County By 38%\">blue-city<\/a>, blue-state situation. That is in every state. That is a lot of red congressional districts. And he could lose the House on cutting Medicaid if you organized it and got it moving.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re going to have to be a spokesperson, advocate, organizer,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;This is what Medicaid means in Mississippi, this is what Medicaid means in Texas &hellip; And you organize that, they don&rsquo;t have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional seats left<\/a> to lose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his GOP allies in the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418852\/house-passes-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts\/\">pas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418852\/house-passes-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418852\/house-passes-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts\/\">ed<\/a> a number of large-scale changes to Medicaid, including work requirements for able-bodied people. The legislation will likely face<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3420126\/senate-big-beautiful-bill-promises-upend-trump-house-compromise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> major changes<\/a> in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is Medicaid going to mean in Lawler&rsquo;s district?&rdquo; Cuomo said in reference to Rep. Mike Lawler&rsquo;s (R-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-obama-enamored-with-beto-orourke-skeptical-of-joe-biden-in-2020-democratic-primary\/\" title=\"Book: Obama \u2018Enamored\u2019 with Beto O\u2019Rourke, Skeptical of Joe Biden in 2020 Democratic Primary\">swing district<\/a>. &ldquo;But what is it going to mean nationally, is the way you really make a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo also noted he regretted his decision to resign as governor of New York in 2021 after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment. The former governor has spent much of the last four years out of the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the time, I thought that I would be a distraction to government functionality, that they would all be involved in impeachment proceedings, blah, blah, blah,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/03\/nyregion\/cuomo-resignation-governor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;Looking back, what has really been done in the past four years anyway, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3417819\/will-gop-tax-cut-pay-for-itself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WILL THE GOP TAX CUT PAY FOR ITSELF?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was done. I was in the private sector, just enjoying life,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But then I was looking at what was happening in New York City. You saw Mayor Adams getting into trouble. You saw Trump coming. So, I&rsquo;m worried about New York City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Should Cumuo win the mayoral race, however, there is a history of New York City mayors failing to amass more power on a national scale. Former mayors Rudy Giuliani, Mike Bloomberg, and Bill de Blasio all had failed runs for higher office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135560\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135560\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuomo aims to campaign nationally for Democrats beyond mayoral race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2442207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Andrew_Cuomo_COVID_Hearing_fc33-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3714,50402,44588,56441,5894],"class_list":["post-2442206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cuomo","tag-leadership-2","tag-mayoral-race","tag-national-campaign","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Andrew_Cuomo_COVID_Hearing_fc33-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442210,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442206\/revisions\/2442210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}