Jewish voters nearly split between Mamdani and Cuomo in NYC mayor's race, new poll finds

CBS News ^ | 10/17/2025 | Marcia Kramer

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A new poll shows Zohran Mamdani holds a significant lead over Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayor's race.

The Fox News poll was taken before Thursday's debate, the first opportunity voters had to directly compare the candidates.

Poll indicates Mamdani has support from Jewish New Yorkers

In the debate, Cuomo spent a lot of time attacking Mamdani's positions on Israel, but the Fox News poll indicates Mamdani has support among Jewish New Yorkers

The poll of Jewish voters gave Cuomo 42%, Mamdani 38% and Republican Curtis Sliwa 13%.

On Friday, CBS News New York asked Cuomo, who raised questions about Mamdani's stance on a Jewish state, why he thinks Mamdani polled well in the Jewish community during a taping of an interview set to air Sunday on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."

"Well, I think there are Jewish New Yorkers who disagree with how Israel has handled the Gaza situation," the former governor said.

The poll also shows Mamdani with a comfortable lead among likely voters, 52%, compared to Cuomo's 28% and Sliwa's 14%.

It's giving rise, once again, to questions of whether Sliwa will drop out.

The Guardian Angels founder was asked if there's any circumstance where he would consider it.

"No, no. A thousand times, no," he said.

"We're trying to create a new model of politics"

Mamdani engaged in an unusual listening tour Friday after the trio's personal and spirited debate. He met with union workers to hear their questions and concerns, and tell them he will be a union mayor.

[Steely Tom]

So open-minded they are !

[Jamestown1630]

Sliwa needs to swallow his pride and get out.

[dfwgator]

Modern-day Kapos.

[lightman]

So open-minded they are !

Oy veh!

[lightman]

Cuomo-tose needs to take a dirt nap.

[Jamestown1630]

I guess you want to see a Mamdani mayorship.

[doc maverick]

Any Jew voting for Mamdani, the islamist, is a fake Jew.

[Mr. Mojo]

<< Cuomo spent a lot of time attacking Mamdani's positions on Israel, but the Fox News poll indicates Mamdani has support among Jewish New Yorkers >>

Prog Jews support Jihadi Imamdani in large part because they share his hatred of Israel.

[Right Brother]

What is with this Cuomo cheerleading? “Vote for the junior Marxist, otherwise we’ll get a Marxist!”. Good God.

[Gasshog]

Stupid sheep.

Antisemitism is bound to eslactate with Mammdanery as Mayor.
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[lightman]

The only good choice is Sliwa.

The others are lessers of evils...and choosing either is still choosing evil.

[dead]

The solution to the problem of the worst mayoral candidate in NYC history is not rooting for the election of the second worst mayoral candidate in NYC history.

Cuomo is still Cuomo no matter how much Mamdani sucks.

[Jamestown1630]

I think in the old days we called it 'Realpolitik'.

[MinorityRepublican]

What is with this Cuomo cheerleading?

Because an Islamist is about to become the Mayor of New York City.

25 years after 9/11.

[MinorityRepublican]

The only good choice is Sliwa.

A wasted vote. You might as well as vote for Zohran Mamdani.

[Jamestown1630]

That ‘logic’ seems suicidal to me.

[lightman]

Mamdami didn't stuff COVID patients into nursing homes!

[tflabo]

Meanwhile the Guardian Angel and his crew who have protected NY Jews over the years they can’t be bothered with supporting him.

[Polanski]

Sliwa failed at the debate on how he’d govern differently, except the crime thing. And the islamic guy just said ‘I’ll raise your taxes and kill the jews’ with a smirk.

The Jews there, and all non-islamics are masochists like nobody can understand. They’re stupid and suicidal.