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Andrew Cuomo: “If [Curtis Sliwa] had dropped out, I would have won, I'm…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Andrew Cuomo & David Paterson LIVE in studio — The Future of New York City | Hour 1

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

No. Well, his seven points, all the noise, all the bluster, he gets seven points, which is an embarrassment and really diminished the Republican party that they now seven points in a mayoral election. But if he, If [Curtis Sliwa] had dropped out, I would have won, I'm convinced, because I would have gotten that seven. I would have been about a point from Zoron, but it would have changed the whole dynamic. Every day Curtis was out there with the clown show criticizing me more than Zoron on the debate stage. (01:39–23:14)

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Asserts that Andrew Cuomo believes he would have won the election if Curtis Sliwa had dropped out.

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