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Frontrunner Cuomo parries attacks from Democratic candidates during New York City mayoral debate

Headline from ABC 7 New York, on the newest of 2 developments

The Democratic candidates running for New York City mayor squared off in a debate Wednesday night, promptly attacking frontrunner Andrew Cuomo.

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  1. Cuomo tasked with fending off united opposition in first NYC mayoral debate

    Headline from Washington Examiner ·

  2. Newest

    Frontrunner Cuomo parries attacks from Democratic candidates during New York City mayoral debate

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Cuomo tasked with fending off united opposition in first NYC mayoral debate (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Cuomo has been the front-runner in the race for months, though Mamdani has begun to creep up on him.

  2. New York Post

    NYC Democratic primary mayor debate live updates: Cuomo’s ‘Defund the Police’ attacks spark fireworks (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Follow The Post’s live updates as 9 Democratic candidates for NYC mayor, including leading contenders Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, face off in Wednesday’s primary debate.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    Frontrunner Cuomo parries attacks from Democratic candidates during New York City mayoral debate (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The Democratic candidates running for New York City mayor squared off in a debate Wednesday night, promptly attacking frontrunner Andrew Cuomo.

  4. CNN

    Andrew Cuomo faces a pile-on and other takeaways from New York City mayoral debate (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Progressives gang up against Cuomo

  5. Seattle Times

    In a crowded NYC mayoral debate, Cuomo faces attacks from all sides (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    New York City mayoral race front-runner Andrew Cuomo was forced to fend off a volley of attacks from his Democratic primary rivals in a debate.

  6. NBC New York

    NYC mayor debate sees Andrew Cuomo field attacks from Dem rivals (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    From a crowded stage, Cuomo’s opponents swiped at him over the sexual harassment scandal that forced him from the governor’s mansion, his coronavirus...

  7. The Guardian

    New York City Democratic mayoral primary debate: five key takeaways (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani sparred on stage as all candidates said they’d stand up to Trump

  8. New York Post

    Who won the first NYC Democratic mayoral primary debate? (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Andrew Cuomo took some gut punches, but there was no knockout blow or major blunder on his part, the political analysts on both sides of the aisle said.

  9. New York Post

    Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani’s posture reveals how Dems really felt during tense NYC mayoral debate showdown: experts (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Body language experts weighed in after the Democratic candidates sparred against each other Wednesday in the first debate of the 2025 primary election -- as they jostled to outshine in each other in an already overcrowded race.

  10. NBC News

    Andrew Cuomo faces attacks from all sides as New York City Democrats hold a raucous mayoral debate (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A casual viewer could be forgiven for mistaking Democrats’ first New York City mayoral debate for the roast of Andrew Cuomo.

  11. amNewYork

    NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals rip into frontrunner Cuomo during first Democratc primary debate (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    For the first time this election cycle, all of the major Democratic mayoral candidates appeared on the same stage as frontrunner Andrew Cuomo Wednesday night.

  12. New York Post

    Cuomo — and attacks against ex-gov — takes center stage in rowdy NYC Democratic mayoral debate (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was at the center of a pile-on during a rowdy mayoral debate Wednesday night -- as flailing Democratic candidates seized their first chance to attack the primary's frontrunner in a public forum.

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