Cuomo taps veteran Democratic strategist as new campaign manager in final sprint to Election Day

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has tapped veteran Democratic campaign strategist Greg Goldner to lead his New York City mayoral campaign in the upward battle expected through Election Day. 

The last-ditch effort comes just eight weeks out from Election Day, as The New York Times/Siena College poll conducted from Sept. 2 to 6 and released Tuesday morning reveals the former governor is trailing Zohran Mamdani by more than 20 points. 

Cuomo has appointed Goldner, the Chicago-based operative who has decades of experience leading Democratic campaigns, including for Rahm Emanuel, John Kerry, Vice President Al Gore and President Barack Obama, as his new campaign manager. 

"Greg is as experienced and strategic an operative as there is out there...