“I would wager that in the primary, more than 50% of the Jewish people voted for Mamdani,” Cuomo told the crowd of around 450 at a breakfast event Sunday at the Hampton Synagogue.
He believed they were influenced by Mamdani’s appeal to younger and first-time voters who, Cuomo said, view criticism of Israel as opposing the policies of the Israeli government in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “They are pro-Palestinian, and they don’t consider it being anti-Israel,” he said.
“We have the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and I was proud to be the strongest advocate,” Cuomo continued. “But many, especially younger people, don’t consider saying anti-Israel is different than being antisemitic.”
I hate when people say shit like this. What a stupid way to spin being less popular.
“I think a key factor in my opponent winning was getting more votes than I did.”
All I hear.
The demographics matter though.
Didn’t more than 50% of everyone vote for him though? So it’s not really saying anything, except implying that Jews shouldn’t have voted for him…