Current Events > Kingmaker congressman Jim Clyburn endorses Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/clyburn-endorses-cuomo-mayor.html

Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a veteran lawmaker who was once the highest-ranking Black member of Congress, endorsed former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in New York Citys Democratic mayoral primary on Friday.

Mr. Clyburn made the case that Mr. Cuomo was the right candidate to help Democrats fend off the ill effects of President Trumps second term, when Mr. Trump is challenging the pillars of our democracy.

The mayor of New York is uniquely positioned to play an important role in the future of the national Democratic Party, Mr. Clyburn said in a statement, adding that Mr. Cuomo had the experiences, credentials and character to not just serve New York, but also help save the nation.

The endorsement came three days after Mr. Cuomos main rival, Zohran Mamdani, was endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the longtime standard-bearer of the Democratic Partys progressive wing. Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Mamdani have led in polls, and the tenor of the race has become increasingly nasty leading into Primary Day on Tuesday.

Mr. Sanders has also placed the race in a national context, arguing that Mr. Mamdani represents a break from corporate-dominated politics driven by billionaires.

Mr. Clyburn rarely takes sides in primaries, but he did so in a 2021 congressional race in Ohio to help defeat an acolyte of Mr. Sanders. He also provided crucial support to Joseph R. Biden Jr. in his victory over Mr. Sanders in the 2020 presidential primary.

The congressmans endorsement could help Mr. Cuomo with turnout among Black voters, a key bloc in the former governors coalition. It also signals that Mr. Cuomo is aligned with Mr. Clyburns moderate vision for the party, rather than Mr. Sanderss, and that establishment Democrats like Mr. Clyburn have moved on from the sexual harassment scandal that prompted Mr. Cuomo to resign as governor in 2021.

Mr. Clyburn said Mr. Cuomo had fought for communities of color as housing secretary in President Bill Clintons administration and had demonstrated an uncanny ability to make real progress as governor. Mr. Cuomo said in a statement that Mr. Clyburn had always been on the right side of history and prioritized results over performative politics.

Mr. Clyburns voice will be featured in so-called robocalls to voters, according to a person familiar with the Cuomo campaigns plans. In one message, he says Mr. Cuomo will stand up to Mr. Trump and urges New Yorkers to vote early this weekend because it could be 100 degrees on Tuesday.

Pack it up folks, it's over.

Also this should show the more naive among us that Clyburn will always endorse against socialist candidates (unless they're incumbents), regardless of how crappy the moderate candidate is. The Clyburn apologists were always weird.

Cuomo as always is a brazen liar, though, claiming Clyburn's always been on the right side of history. Dude gave us a nominee who couldn't make it the full two terms, over a ton of Dem. options from the 2020 primary who are still fresh as a whistle. Just like how now he's giving NYC a sexual predator for mayor over tons of clean Dem. options. Because his endorsements are about consolidating power, not candidate quality.

Congressman Jim Clyburn officially endorsed Andrew Cuomo in todays NYC Democratic mayoral primary, calling Cuomo the candidate "best positioned to lead the Big Apple and potentially the national Democratic Party as well" dailycaller.com
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What Clyburn Said

• Hes known Cuomo since his days as HUD Secretary under Clinton and praised his record on affordable housing and coalition-building andrewcuomo.com
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• Emphasized that a NYC mayor can "defend the citys autonomy" and even save the nation, echoing concerns about the Trump administration andrewcuomo.com
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Clyburn also participated in a robocall urging Democratic primary voters to back Cuomo, highlighting early voting ahead of the June 24 vote politico.com
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Political Context & Impact

• Clyburn, known as a key figure in Bidens 2020 win, brings considerable national party weight amny.com
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• This endorsement likely strengthens Cuomos standing among Black votersthough some local activists question its local influence since Clyburn is from South Carolina politico.com
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The Broader Race Landscape

• Cuomo remains the front-runner, though his lead has narrowed against challenger Zohran Mamdani, backed by progressive figures like AOC and Bernie Sanders aol.com
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• Major labor groups have also thrown support behind Cuomo, including the Laborers Union (40K members) and the Ironworkerssolidifying his appeal to union voters nypost.com
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Bottom Line
Clyburns endorsement today (June 20, 2025) is a significant national-level boost for Cuomo. It helps reinforce his appeal to centrist and Black Democratic voters in NYC. But considering progressive momentum behind other candidates and past controversies surrounding Cuomo, its an additionnot a knockout punch.

so is it or is it not atypical for unrelated politicians to endorse candidates in local races

i was getting mixed messages the other day

Dungeater posted...

so is it or is it not atypical for unrelated politicians to endorse candidates in local races

i was getting mixed messages the other day

its quite atypical. And shitty as hell. This is really terrible of Clyburn on multiple levels

even if one dislikes Mamdani theres Lander or other clean NYC politicians

LightSnake posted...

its quite atypical. And shitty as hell. This is really terrible of Clyburn on multiple levels

even if one dislikes Mamdani theres Lander or other clean NYC politicians

thank ya

Clyburn calling a sociopathic 67-year old monster the future of the Democratic party because of his character.

Same Clyburn who said Cuomo needed to resign a couple years ago.

kaiolino posted...

Clyburn calling a sociopathic 67-year old monster the future of the Democratic party because of his character.

Same Clyburn who said Cuomo needed to resign a couple years ago.

Clyburn needs to retire ASAP if he's going to do stupid/evil shit like this.

Democrats are just controlled opposition at this point

The ultra wealthy rule everything

I think we might be really overstating the sway Jim Clyburn has on NYC Democratic primary voters.

Antifar posted...

I think we might be really overstating the sway Jim Clyburn has on NYC Democratic primary voters.

I mean, yeah, there's no way most Black New Yorkers in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens give a damn what someone in SoCal has to say.

But it does't help because that's Zohran's biggest problem constituency to begin with

So does Cuomo get a federal indictment from Trump's AG if he's the Dem's candidate or does Trump wait till he wins to hold it over NYC?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7eacc425.jpg

If this is any way accurate, few things are true:

1. Name recognition is a bitch to overcome
2. Stop describing yourself as a 'socialist"
3. Dear god stop making unforced errors like defending "globalize the intifada"

Jim Clyburn is a kingmaker in South Carolina not New York.

Thats probably why they didnt use that headline in the article.

I guess Jim Clyburn hates women

divot1338 posted...

Jim Clyburn is a kingmaker in South Carolina not New York.

Thats probably why they didnt use that headline in the article.

SecretBase, when he's not defending Assad, hates Clyburn more than anyone else on earth for 2020

LightSnake posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7eacc425.jpg

If this is any way accurate, few things are true:

1. Name recognition is a bitch to overcome
2. Stop describing yourself as a 'socialist"
3. Dear god stop making unforced errors like defending "globalize the intifada"

In the 2021 mayoral election the progressives followed your advice. They made no splash whatsoever and the moderate restoration candidate cleared easily. Likewise if you change Mamdani into a standard progressive Democrat he just fails to break out from the pack and Cuomo landslides like he was in the early polling. Like if in 2016 Hillary was only facing Martin O'Malley clones.

You need to campaign like Mamdani and his presidential election analogue did to galvanize the left. And yes the left is smaller than the mainstream and generally won't beat it, but every other strategy does even worse when the mainstream is so unified behind one specific candidate.

The race was over on day 1, beyond name recognition the political winds are just in Cuomo's favor. NYC has been exhuasted with progressivism since 2022 and is also desperately looking for formidable opposition to Trump; Cuomo is experienced, connected, and basically the centrist version of Trump, one of the most egotistical, vindictive, and dirty fighting Democrats in modern history. NYC wants to leverage that.

SecretBase posted...

In the 2021 mayoral election the progressives followed your advice. They made no splash whatsoever and the moderate restoration candidate cleared easily. Likewise if you change Mamdani into a standard progressive Democrat he just fails to break out from the pack and Cuomo landslides like he was in the early polling. Like if in 2016 Hillary was only facing Martin O'Malley clones.

You need to campaign like Mamdani and his presidential election analogue did to galvanize the left. And yes the left is smaller than the mainstream and generally won't beat it, but every other strategy does even worse when the mainstream is so unified behind one specific candidate.

The race was over on day 1, beyond name recognition the political winds are just in Cuomo's favor. NYC has been exhuasted with progressivism since 2022 and is also desperately looking for formidable opposition to Trump; Cuomo is experienced, connected, and basically the centrist version of Trump, one of the most egotistical, vindictive, and dirty fighting Democrats in modern history. NYC wants to leverage that.

"What if we keep doing the same thing that's not working over and over again?" God forbid we point out that going "globalize the intifada is complicated" is a stupid fucking idea anywhere, let alone a heavily Jewish city. Zohran galvanized the left in ways that cost him with others and that's about to become painfully clear.

You are so allergic to admitting the left can make a mistake you're defending Assad in another topic. Sit down.

Dems: Hey, a sex offender got elected president. That must mean we should support sex offenders in our own party as well!

America really needs parties that actually give a damn about people.

Senile idiot.

It must be frustrating as hell being a mainstream progressive in NYC.

I think this graph has more to do with the polling than anything Mamdani has saidhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c54e1942.jpg

The TV ads have been relentless the past two weeks, but they've been focused on Mamdani being 33 and his comments on policing in 2020, not anything to do with Israel. I don't think it's coincidental, though, that Mamdani is shown in the attack ads almost exclusively wearing Muslim garb.

Honestly you couldnt pick a better guy to run against if you were Cuomo.

Or Adams for that matter.

LightSnake posted...

Stop describing yourself as a 'socialist"
Dear god stop making unforced errors like defending "globalize the intifada"

Isnt this the campaign Brad Lander is running?

Intro2Logic posted...

Isnt this the campaign Brad Lander is running?

Lander is great, but he's also not called himself a socialist to my knowledge, and he gets way more leeway as a member of the Jewish community than Mamdani does.

He's also not winning in polls, either, though. Like it's probably Zohran or Cuomo

I really don't think people on the left understand how hostile their brand is to the Jewish community right now. Zohran is, as good as he is, from the DSA. Jewish association with the DSA right now is remembering October 7, 2023 when headlines were "deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust" and the DSA's reaction was "fuck yeah" across the board. Since then, they've been defending and participating in mocking antisemitism, being associated with complete psychos like Within Our Lifetime who were rallying outside of children's cancer wards, holocaust memorials and synaogues to scream at people, downplaying things like the DC shooting and Boulder attack...

It's really not a shock why anyone associated with the DSA is getting a massive dose of skepticism. When Zohran does major unforced errors like "I can't condemn globalize the intifada, it's very nuanced," that's gonna enrage people.

LightSnake posted...

Lander is great, but he's also not called himself a socialist to my knowledge, and he gets way more leeway as a member of the Jewish community than Mamdani does.

He's also not winning in polls, either, though. Like it's probably Zohran or Cuomo

That's my point. He ticks the boxes you say the left needs ticking, and is not succeeding

SecretBase posted...

Mr. Clyburn said in a statement, adding that Mr. Cuomo had the experiences, credentials and character

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/873ed095.jpg

For Clyburn to give Cuomo an endorsement on his character means that Clyburn just doesn't give a shit that Cuomo is a serial abuser of women.

Intro2Logic posted...

That's my point. He ticks the boxes you say the left needs ticking, and is not succeeding

Maybe he or Mamdani would do betterr without the other in the race, which is why they cross-endorsed.

Cuomo's spamming the networks in the Bronx with positive ads, and he's been likewise vocal about antisemitism. This is why I said the Hasan thing was one of the stupidest moves Mamdani could've made and his defense of it didn't play well either. The substance was horrible when Hasan did the predictable thing and was like "LOL antisemitism" and Mamdani was just very awkwardly trying to change the subject as fast as possible.

I get the man had an uphill climb but he fumbled

EPR-radar posted...

For Clyburn to give Cuomo an endorsement on his character means that Clyburn just doesn't give a shit that Cuomo is a serial abuser of women.

Yep. Cuomo's a predator who's committed assaulted. He's a piece of shit and it sucks NYC is gonna be stuck with him

Old rich people go home.

LightSnake posted...

someone in SoCal

What?

Mr_Rian posted...

What?

It's an abbreviation for South Carolina

SoCal typically refers to Southern California. SC and USC are common enough mixups, but the Cal part feels pretty unambiguous.

LightSnake posted...

It's an abbreviation for South Carolina

SoCal is Southern California.

My bad

SecretBase posted...

In the 2021 mayoral election the progressives followed your advice. They made no splash whatsoever and the moderate restoration candidate cleared easily.

Adams won in the final round 50.4% vs 49.6% for Garcia.

kaiolino posted...

Adams won in the final round 50.4% vs 49.6% for Garcia.

Garcia wasn't campaigning as a progressive. She had a ranked voting pact with Andrew Yang (instead of any of the progressives) and in her own words, "There are candidates who are further on the left than I am. I have a more practical bent than others do."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/nyregion/kathryn-garcia-maya-wiley-eric-adams-mayor.html

Both Ms. Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner who ran on her reputation for bureaucratic acumen, and Mr. Adams, a former police captain, were regarded as relative moderates in the left-leaning universe of New York City Democratic politics. They opposed defunding the police; they expressed support for expanding charter schools and encouraging real estate development.

They finished ahead of three progressive candidates who fought to become the left-wing standard-bearer, with Ms. Wiley, a former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, eventually laying claim to that flag.

Final round was just moderate vs. less moderate.

Gonna vote early tomorrow morning. Holy shit, it really is an embarrassing field of candidates. It makes sense considering NYC Mayor is one of the least desired jobs in the country

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a8a38f3b.jpg

Cuomo having strong support from women is just ridiculous considering he has sexually harassed reporters and female staffers.

I'm not sure who's coming first for me, but I just cannot vote for a piece of shit like Cuomo

LightSnake posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7eacc425.jpg

If this is any way accurate, few things are true:

1. Name recognition is a bitch to overcome
2. Stop describing yourself as a 'socialist"
3. Dear god stop making unforced errors like defending "globalize the intifada"

So you want candidates to lie and misrepresent themselves (re: #2) and/or abandon the issue supporters have gathered for (re: #2 and #3)?

Interesting strategy. Surprisingly not a popular one, lol.

HojoojoH_2 posted...

So you want candidates to lie and misrepresent themselves (re: #2)

To be fair the common belief among that camp is that politicians like Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie aren't actually socialists, they're just capitalists who support regulation and safety nets, and so they're only senselessly hurting themselves by championing a divisive label that doesn't really describe them to begin with.

Thing is the title helps differentiate them from "pro-growth" politicians who seem to put economic output ahead of all other considerations, helping energize voters who've grown disenchanted with the bipartisan obsession over profits, stocks, and GDP.

SecretBase posted...

To be fair the common belief among that camp is that politicians like Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie aren't actually socialists, they're just capitalists who support regulation and safety nets, and so they're only senselessly hurting themselves by championing a divisive label that doesn't really describe them to begin with.

Thing is the title helps differentiate them from "pro-growth" politicians who seem to put economic output ahead of all other considerations, helping energize voters who've grown disenchanted with the bipartisan obsession over profits, stocks, and GDP.

Thinking alligning himself with socialist aesthetics has done anything other than benefit Bernie is absurd.

HojoojoH_2 posted...

So you want candidates to lie and misrepresent themselves (re: #2) and/or abandon the issue supporters have gathered for (re: #2 and #3)?

Interesting strategy. Surprisingly not a popular one, lol.

I'm sorry, any supporter gathered for "globalize the intifada is complex" and lost by condemning is not one worth having.

And yeha, it's called politics. The DSA is tainted, people don't like socialist as a branding. "Liberal" has actual support behind it.

Humble_Novice posted...

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...what the hell is with New Yorkers? How do they pick like the worst mayors every time?

LightSnake posted...

I'm sorry, any supporter gathered for "globalize the intifada is complex" and lost by condemning is not one worth having.

And yeha, it's called politics. The DSA is tainted, people don't like socialist as a branding. "Liberal" has actual support behind it.

I have no idea what the first sentence you wrote means. Not going to try to decipher that.

The second thingy out wrote is down-right hilarious. Socialist and liberal aren't branding. They are, as you said, politics (or, more accurately: political philosophies). And you should know that socialists aren't dipping in and out of liberalism. They are opposed to liberalism.

But I know that this simple fact can be tough to think through if you are 100% yankee-pilled and "the left" is everyone other than MAGA+GOP.

HojoojoH_2 posted...

I have no idea what the first sentence you wrote means. Not going to try to decipher that.

The second thingy out wrote is down-right hilarious. Socialist and liberal aren't branding. They are, as you said, politics (or, more accurately: political philosophies). And you should know that socialists aren't dipping in and out of liberalism. They are opposed to liberalism.

But I know that this simple fact can be tough to think through if you are 100% yankee-pilled and "the left" is everyone other than MAGA+GOP.

Simple: any supporters who's enraged by condemning "globalize the Intifada" is someone you can do without

And socialists have such a wonderful track record getting elected here. Not like the US public as a whole has a visceral reaction to "socialism" and a number of immigrant communities despise it because they associate it with dictatorships they fled. "Definition of Insanity" and all that.

Though because he's always dishonest, something SecretBase didn't mention:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyregion/bernie-sanders-endorse-mamdani-mayor.html

Boy, why does this all feel so..... familiar?

LightSnake posted...

Though because he's always dishonest, something SecretBase didn't mention:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyregion/bernie-sanders-endorse-mamdani-mayor.html

Projection, the people who constantly lie about and misrepresent other peoples opinions to try to smear them (ex. accusing me of defending a failed state war criminal simply because I said it's not America's job to unleash gunfire on every shitty country) do not get to claim I'm "dishonest" just because I didn't post a topic about something trivial and irrelevant. (has Bernie Sanders ever been a kingmaker...?)

There is nothing remarkable about random politicians endorsing eachother. What is remarkable is a politician endorsing a sex pest who they previously called upon to step down from office.