NYC’s screwy Campaign Finance Board stiffs Adams, Cuomo while giving socialist Zohran Mamdani millions

New York Post - 16/04
It’s getting hard to tell which is more pathetic: this year’s crop of mayoral candidates, or the city’s system for electing one of them.

It’s hard to tell which is more pathetic: this year’s crop of mayoral candidates, or the city’s system for electing one of them.

On Tuesday, the Campaign Finance Board withheld nearly $3 million in public matching funds from the city’s leading mayoral wannabe, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It gave the most cash, $3.8 million, to radical socialist Zohran Mamdani, who’s far behind in the polls.

Why hold up Cuomo’s funds?

The board cites a “high percentage (20% or more) of documentation errors for contributions” and his failure to file a “personal financial disclosure.”

Yes, the ex-gov’s campaign is a mess: In recent days, it issued also a housing plan filled with t...
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