Some voters in New York City’s mayoral election make last-minute changes after Donald Trump nod, but not in favour of Andrew Cuomo.
New York City – For Jessica Dejesus, deciding who to vote for as the next mayor of New York City came down to the final minutes.
The 40-year-old resident of the Mott Haven neighbourhood in the Bronx admittedly had not been following the race closely, but planned to vote for former Governor Andrew Cuomo. She recalled his near-nightly television appearances when he was governor of New York State amid the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“He was our guy during the pandemic,” she reflected.
But a day before the election, Dejesus saw a video on TikTok detailing US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Cuomo.
While her feelings
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