Posted by Alumni from The Atlantic
June 25, 2025
Jessica Ramos, a Democrat running for mayor of New York, has had scathing words for Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who is also running for mayor. In 2021, the state senator called on Cuomo to resign or be impeached after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment (he denies wrongdoing); the New York state attorney general also found that his administration had undercounted COVID deaths in nursing homes. On the campaign trail this year, Ramos called Cuomo a 'corrupt egomaniac' and a 'remorseless bully.' She said, 'I wish I lived in a city where voters cared about women getting harassed.' She also used the scandal to question his acuity: 'I imagine having to resign in disgrace must have really taken a toll on, at the very least, at the very least, his ego, but most certainly his mental health,' Ramos said, adding that the city could not 'afford a Joe Biden moment.' 'We need serious governing. We need delivery over dogma. Knowing how to govern matters, and that's why I'm... learn more