Andrew Cuomo: “42% voted for us on an independent line. That is the highest…”

“2 million voters, the largest number in modern political history, cared enough to show up in a municipal election. And 42% voted for us on an independent line. That is the highest percentage in modern history. Ironically, it is just higher than when Mario Cuomo got 40% on an independent line against Ed Koch in 1977.” (03:02–03:19)

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