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State of the Race in 60 Seconds
Turnout was way up over the first weekend of early voting—more than double what it was in 2021 (the last day to vote early is this Sunday, June 22), which bodes well for candidates like Zohran Mamdani, who are relying on massive turnout from New Yorkers who don't normally vote in primaries to overcome the support that Andrew Cuomo has from the major unions and reliably moderate voters in Eastern Queens, Southern Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
A new poll released today by the Center for Strategic Politics and the Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor (DREAM) campaign shows Cuomo winning a squeaker—52 percent to 48 percent—with Adrienne Adams besting Brad Lander to stick around in the penultimate round. A larger, independently funded poll from Marist College is expected to drop any hour now.