- NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang says Cuomo should "step aside," but would accept his endorsement
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Andrew Yang ran for U.S. President in 2020 and is now running to become mayor of New York City. In this report, he acknowledges calling for Governor Cuomo's resignation from office, but would be happy to receive his endorsement in his mayoral run.
Andrew Yang, a leading candidate in the race to become New York City's next mayor, says embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should "step aside" and that the state has a "better chance" of serving its citizens without him.
But Yang told CBS News he would also accept Cuomo's endorsement, if offered, in his bid for mayor.
"The city and the state have to be on the same page to deliver," Yang said in an interview this week. "I'll work with anyone who wants to help New York City."
If you're going to call for someone's resignation, you need to have the moral fortitude to escalate your opposition to their remaining in power if they don't. Otherwise, you're no different from the worst self-serving weasels the most corrupt seem to always surround themselves with when they are in power.
Is that the kind of moral confusion New York City residents want in their next Mayor?
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