Andrew Cuomo Is on the Verge of Clawing His Way Back to Power Early voting has already begun in New York’s mayoral race, and even though polls have tightened, former governor Andrew Cuomo remains the favorite in Tuesday’s election. Chris Smith, who has chronicled Cuomo extensively over the years, checked in with several insiders, one of whom suggests that “Andrew would be a better mayor than governor.” Still, another insider questions if Cuomo, at 67, still has the “hunger” for such a demanding job.
Experience aside, there’s also Cuomo’s sense of grievance at play in the race. As a third source put it: “He has always viewed himself in terms of influence and power. He had power ripped away from him, he feels, unjustly. That’s what this is about.”
Elsewhere, Nate Freeman catches up with influential right-wing thinker Curtis Yarvin, who talks about his desire to curate—and “Trumpify”—the US pavilion at the Venice Biennale. “The purpose is to freak people out,” he said. “The barbarians are at the gates, right?”
Plus, Issie Lapowsky speaks with labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan about suing Elon Musk and how she’s “developed a subspecialty in billionaire justice,” while Bess Levin finds Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bringing more vaccine skeptics into the fold, and Tom Kludt explains how the Los Angeles Dodgers inevitably got pulled into the political fray. Thanks for reading.
—Michael Calderone, editor |
