Andrew Cuomo Scores Key Woody Allen Endorsement in New York Mayoral Race
We’re just months away from New York City’s mayoral election, and according to a recent poll, Zohran Mamdani has a 21-point lead over rival Andrew Cuomo.
This past weekend, Gov. Kathy Hochul penned a New York Times op-ed in support of Mamdani, but now it seems as though the disgraced former governor has his own surprise endorsement from a prominent New York celebrity. Unfortunately for Cuomo, it’s the also-disgraced Woody Allen.
Allen talked up Cuomo during a recent appearance on the podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss, which somehow lasted for over 90 minutes. In addition to discussing the allegations that Allen sexually assaulted his 7-year-old daughter in 1992, which Weiss casually referred to as “a lie,” the director also weighed in on the upcoming mayoral race.
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“I’m gonna vote, I’m gonna vote for Cuomo,” Allen proudly stated. “I feel Mamdani is perfectly nice. I think he’s fine. His heart’s in the right place. He wants nice things, but I think Cuomo will do a much better job. Cuomo will be better for New York. He’ll be much more efficient. He’ll just do a better job.”
It makes sense that Allen would be a fan of Cuomo, considering that the politician has historically been resistant to taxing the wealthy (Allen is said to be worth more than $100 million). And while some voters might be put off by the fact that Cuomo is an accused sexual predator, clearly that isn’t a problem for Allen.
And Allen and Cuomo have something else in common: They were both name-checked in one of Alec Baldwin’s way-too-dimly-lit anti-cancel culture rants on social media.
And also, come to think of it, both Allen and Cuomo have been the subjects of investigations by Allen’s conspicuously Sinatra-like star journalist son, Ronan Farrow.
Of course, it’s hard to imagine a public figure whose political opinion matters less than Allen’s right now. The Annie Hall director has been on a bit of a promotional tour lately in support of his first novel, which is about, get this, an anxious New York intellectual.
He’s already popped by Bill Maher’s weed smoke and malaise-filled man cave for an especially cringey Club Random interview, which found Allen praising Donald Trump’s acting skills. And he also Zoomed into a Russian film festival, only to get dunked on by Ukraine’s social media accounts.
Maybe Allen will be the first guest on Andrew Cuomo’s inevitable podcast after he loses.
