June 12, 2025 • 6 mins
Mendte in the Morning talks to Laura Curran about the recent NYC Mayoral polls and Zohran Mamdani rising every time a new poll comes out.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And right now, let's get to Laura Curran. Laura Curran
is a political commentator and former Nasau County executive and
one of our favorite guests. Hey Laura, how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Okay? How are you there?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
You are okay? We didn't hear you there for a second,
but now I hear you. So let's talk about the
mayoral election for a second, which is I love to
talk to you about because you were one of the
first ones to come out and say it's Cuomo's to lose.
Cuomo is the one and that has been the case.
(00:35):
But every time we talk zorin Mom, Donnie is a
little bit closer. And one of the recent polls that
were out show that in the eighth ballot, in this
ridiculous balloting system that you guys have, it is, it's
within two points, within two points, and if he keeps
(00:59):
gaining in the that could switch. Is it time to
get a little bit worried?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Well yeah, uh, Jarny problems. We're going to recall you back, okay.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Yeah. Well I love the way she said, Yeah, I agree. Yeah,
it is time to get worried. You know, this guy
has no experience and I want to know who his
backers are. I think that good investigative reporter should get
out there and let us know who is funding him,
who is backing him, because it's an enormous organization. A
(01:36):
while ago, remember we had a citizen journalist on and
he was covering the protest in front of a Tesla
dealership and he saw Zorin Mom Donnie there because you know,
that's that's what he'd be into a protest. He he's
never seen a protest he doesn't like, and they started
to talk to him, and people surrounded the reporter. He
(01:58):
had a staff of secure there to make sure that
he wasn't harassed or asked the wrong question. So I
agree with Laura Karin, who is back right now. Yes
it is time to get worried. Go ahead, Laura, they yeah,
you got caught off there for a second.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
I'll say, I have young people in my life who
are very online, very on social media, and what I'm
hearing reflected from them is all the campaign points that
Mamdanie's making. He has a very strong social media game.
He has from what I understand, he's he's registered fourteen
thousand new voters, which is huge because in a primary,
(02:37):
we know probably less than twenty percent of Democrats are
actually going to come out and vote. So those at
fourteen thousand really work, really can make a difference. And
so I am sure that the Cuomo campaign is very
aware of this and is working on it. I do
think in the end Cuomo will prevail, that he will
win because Cuomo does have such name recognition, He's got
a lot of strong support deep in many communities. He
(02:59):
just got the endorsement in this primary from the Crown
Heights Lubavicer Committee community. So you know, that's that's all
very important. But you know, if I were on the
Cuomo campaign right now, I would be I would be like, Okay,
it's it's it's step up time. We got to get
out there. We've got to get out our voters. It's
turnout time, knocking on doors. I'm sure that they're very
busy doing all of that because this this you know,
(03:20):
mandanis he knows what he's doing, and his team seems
to be knowing what they're doing. My concern with them
with Mandani as mayor, however, he's he hasn't been an
executive before, he hasn't run a thing before, you know,
being a part time legislator is very different from running
a city, especially like New York with hundreds of thousands
(03:42):
of employees and all of the things that you know
immersed in every part of life. So I think at
the end of the day, voters will look at Cuomo
and say, Okay, this guy has run things, he has
dope things, he has experience, and that's what we need
right now. And I think at the end of the
day that message is going to win the day.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
The interesting thing about New York elections, and I think
it's kind of fascinating what we do here, it is
the fact that the primaries just don't seem to matter
as much anymore. I know, a lot of time and
a lot of money's put into it, but then you have, like,
especially in this election, you have five viable candidates. They're
(04:25):
going to be running after that. It's almost like another primary.
It's not just two people running against each other. You're
gonna have Eric Adams, you have Cuomo, You're gonna have
Mom Donnie, You're gonna have Eric Adams. I mean, you
have That is the election. And this primary has become
weaker and weaker and weaker only because they allow so
(04:47):
many onlines and everybody seems to be taking advantage of that.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Larry, you make a really good point. The primary, it
used to be that would determine the winner. Whoever wins
the Democratic Park Primary is going to win the general.
This is a very different animal, and we're going to
have all those candidates you mentioned. There's also Jim Walden,
who is an attorney who's running as an independent. He's
going to be in the mix so that if Mom
(05:16):
Donnie loses, which I think he will the primary, I
see no reason why he wouldn't run in the Working
Families Party in the general. So this is a heady mix.
And you know, if people are out there and they
live in the city and you're a Democrat and you
care about who the mayor is, you got to get
out and vote. And I know that the campaigns are
(05:36):
getting their messages out. I mean this is also a
crowded field for this primary. Nine candidates. I mean that's
a lot of people. And then the rank choice voting
is a whole other sticky wicket. How what's you know,
how do you gain that when you're the campaign? How
do you explain that when you're the campaign and Mom
Donnie has a way on his social media of explaining
(05:58):
these things that people understand stand them even though they're
very complicated, and that's you know, young to young people.
They know what they're doing on the phone.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah, he's very good communicator, there's no question about that.
I'm not sure it'd be a great mayor, but he's
a very good communicator. Laura cerr and political commentator and
former NASA County executive. Thanks a lot, Laura, talk to
you next week.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
All right, bye bye,
And right now, let's get to Laura Curran. Laura Curran
is a political commentator and former Nasau County executive and
one of our favorite guests. Hey Laura, how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Okay? How are you there?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
You are okay? We didn't hear you there for a second,
but now I hear you. So let's talk about the
mayoral election for a second, which is I love to
talk to you about because you were one of the
first ones to come out and say it's Cuomo's to lose.
Cuomo is the one and that has been the case.
(00:35):
But every time we talk zorin Mom, Donnie is a
little bit closer. And one of the recent polls that
were out show that in the eighth ballot, in this
ridiculous balloting system that you guys have, it is, it's
within two points, within two points, and if he keeps
(00:59):
gaining in the that could switch. Is it time to
get a little bit worried?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Well yeah, uh, Jarny problems. We're going to recall you back, okay.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Yeah. Well I love the way she said, Yeah, I agree. Yeah,
it is time to get worried. You know, this guy
has no experience and I want to know who his
backers are. I think that good investigative reporter should get
out there and let us know who is funding him,
who is backing him, because it's an enormous organization. A
(01:36):
while ago, remember we had a citizen journalist on and
he was covering the protest in front of a Tesla
dealership and he saw Zorin Mom Donnie there because you know,
that's that's what he'd be into a protest. He he's
never seen a protest he doesn't like, and they started
to talk to him, and people surrounded the reporter. He
(01:58):
had a staff of secure there to make sure that
he wasn't harassed or asked the wrong question. So I
agree with Laura Karin, who is back right now. Yes
it is time to get worried. Go ahead, Laura, they yeah,
you got caught off there for a second.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
I'll say, I have young people in my life who
are very online, very on social media, and what I'm
hearing reflected from them is all the campaign points that
Mamdanie's making. He has a very strong social media game.
He has from what I understand, he's he's registered fourteen
thousand new voters, which is huge because in a primary,
(02:37):
we know probably less than twenty percent of Democrats are
actually going to come out and vote. So those at
fourteen thousand really work, really can make a difference. And
so I am sure that the Cuomo campaign is very
aware of this and is working on it. I do
think in the end Cuomo will prevail, that he will
win because Cuomo does have such name recognition, He's got
a lot of strong support deep in many communities. He
(02:59):
just got the endorsement in this primary from the Crown
Heights Lubavicer Committee community. So you know, that's that's all
very important. But you know, if I were on the
Cuomo campaign right now, I would be I would be like, Okay,
it's it's it's step up time. We got to get
out there. We've got to get out our voters. It's
turnout time, knocking on doors. I'm sure that they're very
busy doing all of that because this this you know,
(03:20):
mandanis he knows what he's doing, and his team seems
to be knowing what they're doing. My concern with them
with Mandani as mayor, however, he's he hasn't been an
executive before, he hasn't run a thing before, you know,
being a part time legislator is very different from running
a city, especially like New York with hundreds of thousands
(03:42):
of employees and all of the things that you know
immersed in every part of life. So I think at
the end of the day, voters will look at Cuomo
and say, Okay, this guy has run things, he has
dope things, he has experience, and that's what we need
right now. And I think at the end of the
day that message is going to win the day.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
The interesting thing about New York elections, and I think
it's kind of fascinating what we do here, it is
the fact that the primaries just don't seem to matter
as much anymore. I know, a lot of time and
a lot of money's put into it, but then you have, like,
especially in this election, you have five viable candidates. They're
(04:25):
going to be running after that. It's almost like another primary.
It's not just two people running against each other. You're
gonna have Eric Adams, you have Cuomo, You're gonna have
Mom Donnie, You're gonna have Eric Adams. I mean, you
have That is the election. And this primary has become
weaker and weaker and weaker only because they allow so
(04:47):
many onlines and everybody seems to be taking advantage of that.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Larry, you make a really good point. The primary, it
used to be that would determine the winner. Whoever wins
the Democratic Park Primary is going to win the general.
This is a very different animal, and we're going to
have all those candidates you mentioned. There's also Jim Walden,
who is an attorney who's running as an independent. He's
going to be in the mix so that if Mom
(05:16):
Donnie loses, which I think he will the primary, I
see no reason why he wouldn't run in the Working
Families Party in the general. So this is a heady mix.
And you know, if people are out there and they
live in the city and you're a Democrat and you
care about who the mayor is, you got to get
out and vote. And I know that the campaigns are
(05:36):
getting their messages out. I mean this is also a
crowded field for this primary. Nine candidates. I mean that's
a lot of people. And then the rank choice voting
is a whole other sticky wicket. How what's you know,
how do you gain that when you're the campaign? How
do you explain that when you're the campaign and Mom
Donnie has a way on his social media of explaining
(05:58):
these things that people understand stand them even though they're
very complicated, and that's you know, young to young people.
They know what they're doing on the phone.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah, he's very good communicator, there's no question about that.
I'm not sure it'd be a great mayor, but he's
a very good communicator. Laura cerr and political commentator and
former NASA County executive. Thanks a lot, Laura, talk to
you next week.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
All right, bye bye,
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