NYC Socialists blast ‘machine Dems’ backing Cuomo as they push Zohran Mamdani to older, minority voters

The far-left helping of nan city’s Democratic Party is plotting against mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo by helping socialist campaigner Zohran Mamdani triumph complete a larger stock of number voters, The Post has learned.

Leaders of nan Democratic Socialists of America still judge they spot a way to triumph for Mamdani successful nan June 24 superior by targeting “older, non-white, outer borough moving people voters,” they told members astatine a caller gathering of nan section DSA chapter, according to sources pinch knowledge of nan meeting.

The sources said nan group besides plans to attraction connected older liberals who are frightened of President Trump.

Mamdani, 33, is running 2nd to Cuomo, 67, successful caller polling.

The DSA leaders attacked nan “nastiest parts of nan Democratic Party” during nan meeting, singling retired AIPAC (American Israel Affairs Public Affairs Committee), Solidarity PAC and billionaires, according to sources.

They besides rapped nan constitution “shameless instrumentality Dems” — who pushed nan much mean Cuomo to resign arsenic politician successful 2021 complete intersexual misconduct accusations he denies — but now backmost him because they deliberation his triumph is “inevitable” and “their donors fearfulness Zohran.”

The strategy is already playing out.

Days aft nan DSA meeting, nan authorities Assemblyman from Astoria stood by erstwhile “Squad” Rep. Jamaal Bowman in Co-op City, wherever he accepted nan arguable ex-lawmaker’s endorsement hoping to tribunal his erstwhile constituents successful nan minority-heavy conception of nan Bronx.

Bronx authorities Sen. Gustavo Rivera, a progressive, is besides 1 of nan Latino politicians backing Mamdani.

On Monday, Mamdani posted a video connected societal media urging supporters to donate to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ mayoral campaign. The past infinitesimal transportation could thief Adams, nary narration to Mayor Eric Adams, suffice for nationalist matching funds.

Adrienne Adams, who is black, has moved up successful nan polls contempt meager resources. Fourteen percent of achromatic voters backmost her candidacy successful nan latest Marist canvass — 2nd to nan 50% backing Cuomo received — contempt only entering nan title successful March.

Mamdani hasn’t surpassed nan teens successful astir polls.

His run besides announced Monday that it has knocked connected much than 500,000 doors crossed nan 5 boroughs and boasts much than 20,000 volunteers committed to knocking connected much than 1 cardinal homes by Election Day.

But nan Cuomo campy scoffed astatine nan DSA strategy.

“That’s nan problem, to them its ‘which cynical strategy do we request to fool group into embracing our marque of metallic spoon socialism?’” said Cuomo run spokesperson Rich Azzopardi.

“To america it’s a multi decade narration wherever Andrew Cuomo worked hard, delivered, and improved their lives.”

Democratic run strategist Basil Smikle said it will beryllium a gangly bid to propulsion achromatic and Latino voters — particularly older voters — distant from Cuomo.

The ex-governor has been gathering pinch achromatic and Latino leaders and visiting churches complete nan past 2 years, wooing support while embarking connected his rehabilitation tour.

“There are a batch of older voters who saw his activity during nan COVID-19 pandemic,” Smikle, a erstwhile executive head of nan authorities Democratic Party, added. “He was America’s politician nan measurement Rudy Giuliani was America’s politician during 9/11.”

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Cuomo backer, said: The Bronx is Cuomo country.

“Andrew Cuomo is going to beryllium nan adjacent Mayor of New York City. He’s going to triumph nan Bronx by an overwhelming margin,” Torres, a Democrat, predicted. “It won’t moreover beryllium close.”