New York’s Progressive Mayoral Candidates Could Use Ranked Choice Voting to Their Advantage in Cuomo-Adams Split

City Comptroller Brad Landers isn’t racking up endorsements, but he is getting promises from fellow progressives to put him as first or second choice.

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Andrew Cuomo is eyeing a run for New York City mayor as New Yorkers call for Eric Adams to resign. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

If Governor Cuomo jumps in the New York mayor’s race, he will be vying for the same moderate, black, and Jewish constituencies as Mayor Adams. Could the progressive wing of the Democratic Party manipulate ranked choice voting to eke out a win for one of their candidates?

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