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Sky News AU
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
I used to love the F-word — but Hunter Biden, Stephen Colbert and politicians have ruined it
We've arrived at a grim reality: Our culture is overdosing on the F word. It's so sad to see such a good bad word dragged through the mud like this. Stripped of its zing. Its shock value. Now, it's just another word. F–k has become almost boring, the way it's barfed up with reckless abandon — by purported comedians and once-woke lefty politicians trying to prove to their blood-thirsty constituents that they have a backbone. Also by bitter Hunter Biden. The last 48 hours have felt like an all-out assault on the integrity of the naughty word. Yesterday, 'Channel 5' YouTuber Andrew Callaghan released a three-hour interview with Hunter, who unleashed on all the Dem establishment figures he sees as treasonous to his family: George Clooney, David Axelrod, Joe Biden's former adviser Anita Dunn, President Obama, James Carville and the hosts of 'Pod Save America.' For good measure, he swaddled each insult with an F bomb. And then another F bomb. '…George Clooney is not a f–king actor … he is a brand,' Hunter said. 'He's great friends with [former President] Barack Obama. F–k you. What do you have to do with f–king anything? Why do I have to f–king listen to you?' I should have been shocked by the sheer breadth of the former crack addict's hit list. But all those big bold names from the DC swamp simply faded into background noise, overtaken by the cacophony of effing swears. I lost count of how many. It was an assault on the ear — and a perfect lead-in for Stephen Colbert, who on Monday assembled an on-air group of comedy personalities (including John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers) to rage against the dying of the late-night light. They put on an episode that confirmed, yeah, CBS did the right thing by pulling the plug on 'The Late Show.' Colbert's seriously unfunny, MSBNC-esque, anti-Trump sideshow is said to lose a reported $30-$40 million a year, but the left is convinced that the government is trying to censor him. So Colbert — who was taunted by trolling Trump as a no-talent, looked at the camera and told the president in a faux tough-guy accent, 'Go f–k yourself.' Yawn. The same day on 'The Daily Show,' Stewart performed a sad number, singing, 'F–k f–k f–k yourself. Just go f–k yourself' as he danced in front of a gospel choir. Given that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the age of Colbert's average viewer is 68, it was like screaming F bombs inside Shady Pines. Yet another misfire by Colbert, who doesn't seem to understand that viewers want some laughs to lull them to sleep at night — not bitter political discourse. It wouldn't be hyperbole to say the Dems are reinventing themselves as gratuitous gutter mouths. They are foolishly conflating profanity with grit, toughness and cojones. These are no longer weenie elites with pronouns in their bios. They can get down with the cursing working-class! Look no further than Jasmine Crockett, who treats Congress like a Jerry Springer set. After the US' June strike on Iranian nuclear sites, the Texas representative railed, 'I understand enough about the Constitution. To the extent that I'm the one that's supposed to make a f–king decision or at least get a vote.' In May, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar told a Daily Caller reporter to 'fuck off' when asked if Dems should be traveling to El Salvador to fight the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. At a February rally, Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon made an uncomfortable proposal: 'I don't swear in public very well, but we have to fâ€'â€'k Trump.' Michigan's Sen. Elise Slotkin has urged fellow Dems to 'f–king retake the flag.' Mike Sacks is running to represent New York's 17th congressional district on the campaign message of 'Unf–k Our Country.' I'd be remiss to exclude the time last month that a frustrated Trump let an impromptu F bomb fly on live TV while attempting to forge peace between Iran and Israel. When it comes to direct insults, he's usually more imaginative ('Low Energy Jeb' Bush, 'Sloppy Steve' Bannon). It feels like everyone is lost at sea and clinging to expletives — which is what you use as filler when you have nothing meaningful to say. The once glorious F -word was once described as a 'good strong word' by the late George Carlin, who waxed poetic about its versatility. It was, as Jean Shepherd said in 'A Christmas Story,' 'the queen mother of dirty words.' It had gravitas among curses. Used with restraint and purpose, boy, the word packs a punch. But the overuse in polite society suggests its' time to put the word in the penalty box for a while. Originally published as I used to love the F-word — but Hunter Biden, Stephen Colbert and politicians have ruined it
New York Post
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
I used to love the F-word — but Hunter, Colbert and pols have ruined it
We've arrived at a grim reality: Our culture is overdosing on the F word. It's so sad to see such a good bad word dragged through the mud like this. Stripped of its zing. Its shock value. Now, it's just another word. F–k has become almost boring, the way it's barfed up with reckless abandon — by purported comedians and once-woke lefty politicians trying to prove to their blood-thirsty constituents that they have a backbone. Also by bitter Hunter Biden. 6 In an interview with Youtuber Andrew Callaghan, a very bitter Hunter Biden dropped F bomb after F bomb as he went scorched earth on the Dem establishment. YouTube / Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan The last 48 hours have felt like an all-out assault on the integrity of the naughty word. Yesterday, 'Channel 5' YouTuber Andrew Callaghan released a three-hour interview with Hunter, who unleashed on all the Dem establishment figures he sees as treasonous to his family: George Clooney, David Axelrod, Joe Biden's former adviser Anita Dunn, President Obama, James Carville and the hosts of 'Pod Save America.' For good measure, he swaddled each insult with an F bomb. And then another F bomb. '…George Clooney is not a f–king actor … he is a brand,' Hunter said. 'He's great friends with [former President] Barack Obama. F–k you. What do you have to do with f–king anything? Why do I have to f–king listen to you?' I should have been shocked by the sheer breadth of the former crack addict's hit list. But all those big bold names from the DC swamp simply faded into background noise, overtaken by the cacophony of effing swears. 6 Hunter Biden delivered a foul-mouth tirade against Trump and Democrats, who he says betrayed his father. YouTube / Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan I lost count of how many. It was an assault on the ear — and a perfect lead-in for Stephen Colbert, who on Monday assembled an on-air group of comedy personalities (including John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers) to rage against the dying of the late-night light. They put on an episode that confirmed, yeah, CBS did the right thing by pulling the plug on 'The Late Show.' 6 Stephen Colbert told Trump to 'go f–k yourself' on his Monday night show. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Colbert's seriously unfunny, MSBNC-esque, anti-Trump sideshow is said to lose a reported $30-$40 million a year, but the left is convinced that the government is trying to censor him. So Colbert — who was taunted by trolling Trump as a no-talent, looked at the camera and told the president in a faux tough-guy accent, 'Go f–k yourself.' Yawn. The same day on 'The Daily Show,' Stewart performed a sad number, singing, 'F–k f–k f–k yourself. Just go f–k yourself' as he danced in front of a gospel choir. Given that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the age of Colbert's average viewer is 68, it was like screaming F bombs inside Shady Pines. Yet another misfire by Colbert, who doesn't seem to understand that viewers want some laughs to lull them to sleep at night — not bitter political discourse. 6 In response to CBS canceling Colbert's show, Jon Stewart sang a song on 'The Daily Show' with the lyrics, 'Just go f–k yourself.' The Daily Show It wouldn't be hyperbole to say the Dems are reinventing themselves as gratuitous gutter mouths. They are foolishly conflating profanity with grit, toughness and cojones. These are no longer weenie elites with pronouns in their bios. They can get down with the cursing working-class! Look no further than Jasmine Crockett, who treats Congress like a Jerry Springer set. After the US' June strike on Iranian nuclear sites, the Texas representative railed, 'I understand enough about the Constitution. To the extent that I'm the one that's supposed to make a f–king decision or at least get a vote.' In May, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar told a Daily Caller reporter to 'fuck off' when asked if Dems should be traveling to El Salvador to fight the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 6 Potty-mouthed Jasmine Crockett recently used the F word to express her discontent with America's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. @CalltoActivism /X At a February rally, Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon made an uncomfortable proposal: 'I don't swear in public very well, but we have to f‑‑k Trump.' Michigan's Sen. Elise Slotkin has urged fellow Dems to 'f–king retake the flag.' Mike Sacks is running to represent New York's 17th congressional district on the campaign message of 'Unf–k Our Country.' I'd be remiss to exclude the time last month that a frustrated Trump let an impromptu F bomb fly on live TV while attempting to forge peace between Iran and Israel. When it comes to direct insults, he's usually more imaginative ('Low Energy Jeb' Bush, 'Sloppy Steve' Bannon). 6 Rep. Maxine Dexter said, 'I don't swear in public very well, but we have to f–k Trump.' Rodrigo Sura/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock It feels like everyone is lost at sea and clinging to expletives — which is what you use as filler when you have nothing meaningful to say. The once glorious F -word was once described as a 'good strong word' by the late George Carlin, who waxed poetic about its versatility. It was, as Jean Shepherd said in 'A Christmas Story,' 'the queen mother of dirty words.' It had gravitas among curses. Used with restraint and purpose, boy, the word packs a punch. But the overuse in polite society suggests its' time to put the word in the penalty box for a while.
Newsweek
a day ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Donald Trump's Support Collapses With Key Demographic
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Hispanic Americans' support for Donald Trump has dropped sharply since the start of his second term, driven by dissatisfaction over his administration's immigration policies and the perception that Hispanic people are unfairly targeted, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll. The CBS survey, conducted July 16–18 among 2,343 U.S. adults with a margin of error of ±2.5 percentage points, shows that Hispanic approval of Trump — which stood at about 50 percent when he returned to office — has fallen to roughly one-third. The poll found that a majority of Hispanic respondents now disapprove of Trump's deportation program, detention practices and his handling of inflation. Why It Matters Hispanic voters have historically leaned Democratic but became an increasingly contested demographic during Trump's political rise. His gains among this group were notable in the 2024 election, when he won 48 percent of the Hispanic vote, surpassing the previous Republican high set by President George W. Bush in 2004. Analysts attributed this shift to economic and immigration concerns, which emerged as the primary issues for many Hispanic voters during the election, according to exit polls. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo byWhat People Are Saying The CBS News poll suggests this decline is driven largely by across-the-board dissatisfaction with the president's deportation policies. While the program once enjoyed majority support early in Trump's term, it now registers as "slightly net-negative," according to the poll. These findings come as immigration has moved to the forefront of Trump's second-term agenda, with stepped-up enforcement and detentions becoming more visible across the country. The survey reflects a growing sentiment that Trump's immigration policies have gone too far. Fifty-three percent of Americans — and 63 percent of Hispanics — now say Trump and the Republicans are handling immigration in a manner that is "too tough". Voters also appear surprised by the scope of the deportation program. More than half of respondents believe his administration is deporting more people than they expected, and 56 percent say it is targeting non-dangerous individuals rather than focusing on criminals. Thousands of protesters gather in downtown Los Angeles for an anti-Trump "No Kings Day" demonstration in a city that has been the focus of protests against Trump's immigration raids on June 14, 2025, in Los... Thousands of protesters gather in downtown Los Angeles for an anti-Trump "No Kings Day" demonstration in a city that has been the focus of protests against Trump's immigration raids on June 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. More Getty Images/Spencer Platt The poll also found that 64 percent of respondents believe Hispanic people are subjected to more immigration and deportation searches than other groups, and of those, 78 percent consider such treatment unfair. Even the use of detention facilities, which once divided public opinion, is now underwater: Nearly 60 percent disapprove of how the Trump administration is using them to hold migrants it intends to deport. The economy, another major issue for voters, appears to be adding to Trump's challenges. Economic dissatisfaction appears to be contributing to the shift as well. Only 36 percent of Hispanics approve of Trump's handling of inflation, and 70 percent of all respondents say his administration is not doing enough to lower prices. Approval of Trump's overall job performance now sits at 42 percent, with 58 percent disapproving, according to the poll. What People Are Saying Eduardo Gamarra, a professor at Florida International University, told Newsweek: "Hispanics are increasingly behaving like the general electorate. The economy is the main issue, followed by concerns unrelated to immigration. Second- and third-generation Hispanics are also behaving more like their American counterparts, sharing similar cultural preferences." Mike Madrid, political consultant and co-founder of the Lincoln Project, wrote on Substack: "When Republicans and Democrats are splitting the Latino vote 50–50, it's time to acknowledge Latinos aren't who you want them to be. We are who we are, and it's time the parties started listening — or losing." What Happens Next As the 2026 midterms approach, both parties are likely to intensify their outreach to Hispanic voters — a demographic that could prove decisive in key battleground districts. Republicans will aim to maintain their current level of support, while Democrats will work to win it back.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump as foil disappears from Andrew Cuomo's rebooted New York mayoral bid
Andrew Cuomo framed himself as President Donald Trump's foil during the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, adamant that his past record standing up to Trump as governor positioned him as the party's best choice to defend the city during Trump's second term. But as the former governor reboots his campaign for a third-party general election bid, after losing the Democratic primary to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Trump is taking a back seat. In about a half-dozen interviews conducted in his first few days as a general election candidate, Cuomo has hardly referenced Trump, pivoting questions about the president back to the race at hand. Instead, Cuomo and his campaign are framing him as more concerned about policy and campaigning across New York City — after criticism that his primary campaign was too closed off to the media and that his opponent drew his strength from meeting voters where they are, both physically and on key issues like affordability. With 16 weeks to go until Election Day, Cuomo is making it clear he wants to run this race differently. Cuomo framed the Trump presidency as a unique threat to New York City's well-being during the Democratic primary, with his campaign describing the president as 'at the city gates' in a campaign ad that highlighted Trump's decision to call National Guard troops into California. He had gone on to say that 'we need someone experienced to slam them shut.' Addressing a crowd at the National Action Network, a group helped by civil rights activists and MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton, weeks before the election, Cuomo hit Trump at the top of his remarks as an 'existential threat' who is 'worse than he was in his first term,' taking personal credit for Trump never sending federal troops to the city in 2020. That message was typical of one of the key points Cuomo hit on the stump and in debates. Then, when Cuomo announced plans to run in the general election with a social media video last week, Trump didn't receive a direct mention. A promise to 'take on anyone who stands in the way' of the city's prosperity could have been a reference to the president, but it could have also been a veiled attack on his general election rivals. Trump virtually never came up in the high-profile media interviews Cuomo did in the past week. When reporters referenced Trump's recent comments about the race (he said Cuomo should 'stay in' because he has a 'good shot' at winning), Cuomo used the comments to criticize his mayoral opponents, with a brief wave at the anti-Trump message he put at the center of the campaign during the primary. 'We have a long history together, the president and myself, we have a lot of back and forth. I fight for New York against Washington, I fought for New York against President Trump,' Cuomo told WABC-TV of New York, framing Trump's comments as simply 'his analysis of the race.' Most of Cuomo's announcement video and interviews focused on policy and strategy, dripping with implicit and explicit acknowledgments that he made mistakes during his primary campaign and won't make them again. Cuomo's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the change in strategy. 'Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that the Democratic primary did not go the way I had hoped,' Cuomo says in the video, amid video of him shaking hands with people in the city. Going on to criticize Mamdani's 'slick slogans, but no real solutions,' Cuomo says he's focused on a city with 'lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again possible, where child care won't bankrupt you.' And in interview after interview, Cuomo pitched proposals for issues such as lowering rent, building more housing, addressing public transportation and other proposals completely divorced from the politics of clashing with the Republican president. The focus on policy comes after many Democrats credit Mamdani's emphasis on the issue of affordability in the city, as well as his social media and engagement strategy, for his upset victory over the far more established Cuomo. In an interview with NY1, Cuomo sought to go after Mamdani's perceived strength on the issue of affordability by panning his solutions as unrealistic. 'I agree with him on the problem — and by the way, he didn't figure out the problem,' Cuomo said, referencing the quixotic 2010 gubernatorial campaign of Jimmy McMillian, who ran against Cuomo on his slogan, 'The rent is too damn high.' And later, he responded to a question about why he ignored the warning signs of his campaign by admitting he 'did not run a good campaign,' saying it was 'uncharacteristic' of him to run a 'very non-aggressive campaign' considering how he's been tagged as 'too aggressive, too difficult, too hostile' throughout his career because 'all the geniuses said I was way ahead for the entire campaign, so the campaign played it safe.' 'There was no inspiration to it, there wasn't enough positivity to it. But the campaign itself was just not good, not good in aggressively communicating the affirmative, or frankly, in debunking the simplicity of his solutions,' he said. 'Three word solutions are great on social media. Yeah, except in reality, they are all BS.' Shedding the anti-Trump messaging for a more policy-oriented one comes not just after a campaign Cuomo himself admitted was lacking, but it also comes as the race opens up to the wider New York City electorate facing a complicated choice between the Democrat Mamdani, two independents in Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams (who dropped out of the Democratic primary after the Trump administration dismissed federal corruption charges he had been facing) and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Basil Smikle, a New York Democratic strategist who previously served as the executive director of the state Democratic Party for a portion of Cuomo's governorship and ran Ray McGuire's 2021 mayoral campaign, told NBC News that he understands "Cuomo's need to push Donald Trump to the back burner and speak more positively about himself and what he'll do for New York," particularly amid a need to bring out "more conservative voters who would come out in a general election." But he warned that Cuomo's decades in politics will make it harder for him to reboot. "Are you going to lose more people than you gain by not attacking Trump, by trying to be too cute by half and say: 'I want people to get to know [me] better?' We know you, we know you were governor, we know why you resigned. What is it about Cuomo 2.0 that makes him a better, more relatable candidate?" Smikle said. Sam Raskin, a New York Democratic strategist who worked for Democratic mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer in the primary, told NBC News that while both the 'text and subtext' of Cuomo's launch video show that he recognizes he needs to embark on a different strategy this time, that it remains to be seen whether the campaign addresses the issues with the 'substance' too, because Mamdani didn't just connect with voters because of his style. 'Cuomo is adjusting in certain ways but I have yet to see an overall vision and an overall idea of what exactly Andrew Cuomo is going to do for New Yorkers and what exactly he is going to deliver," he said. Mamdani and his campaign have responded to the reset by accusing Cuomo and his campaign of imitation, needling his comments about housing affordability and arguing that voters won't buy any reset. 'What we found is that New Yorkers knew those answers three weeks ago, they will know those answers in November,' Mamdani said during a rally with a labor union shortly after Cuomo's announcement, discussing pension issues, according to video from a New York Daily News reporter reposted on social media by the candidate's campaign. The schedule demands of having to reboot the campaign so quickly after the late June primary could also be an issue for Cuomo, added Raskin, the Democratic strategist. "Not a lot of time has passed between election night, when we saw him last, and the new and improved Andrew Cuomo out on the street," he said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
a day ago
- Politics
- NBC News
Trump as foil disappears from Andrew Cuomo's rebooted New York mayoral bid
Andrew Cuomo framed himself as President Donald Trump's foil during the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, adamant that his past record standing up to Trump as governor positioned him as the party's best choice to defend the city during Trump's second term. But as the former governor reboots his campaign for a third-party general election bid, after losing the Democratic primary to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Trump is taking a back seat. In about a half-dozen interviews conducted in his first few days as a general election candidate, Cuomo has hardly referenced Trump, pivoting questions about the president back to the race at hand. Instead, Cuomo and his campaign are framing him as more concerned about policy and campaigning across New York City — after criticism that his primary campaign was too closed off to the media and that his opponent drew his strength from meeting voters where they are, both physically and on key issues like affordability. With 16 weeks to go until Election Day, Cuomo is making it clear he wants to run this race differently. Cuomo framed the Trump presidency as a unique threat to New York City's well-being during the Democratic primary, with his campaign describing the president as 'at the city's gates' in a campaign ad that highlighted Trump's decision to call National Guard troops into California. He ad went on to say that 'we need someone experienced to slam them shut.' Addressing a crowd at the National Action Network. a group helped by civil rights activists and MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton, weeks before the election, Cuomo hit Trump at the top of his remarks as an 'existential threat' who is 'worse than he was in his first term,' taking personal credit for Trump never sending federal troops to the city in 2020. That message was typical of one of the key points Cuomo hit on the stump and in debates. Then, when Cuomo announced plans to run in the general election with a social media video last week, Trump didn't receive a direct mention. A promise to 'take on anyone who stands in the way' of the city's prosperity could have been a reference to the president, but it could have also been a veiled attack at his general election rivals. Trump virtually never came up in the high-profile media interviews Cuomo did in the past week. When reporters referenced Trump's recent comments about the race (he said Cuomo should 'stay in' because he has a 'good shot' at winning), Cuomo used the comments to criticize his mayoral opponents, with a brief wave at the anti-Trump message he put at the center of the campaign during the primary. 'We have a long history together, the president and myself, we have a lot of back and forth. I fight for New York against Washington, I fought for New York against President Trump,' Cuomo told WABC-TV of New York, framing Trump's comments as simply 'his analysis of the race.' Most of Cuomo's announcement video and interviews focused on policy and strategy, dripping with implicit and explicit acknowledgments that he made mistakes during his primary campaign and won't make them again. Cuomo's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the change in strategy. 'Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that the Democratic primary did not go the way I had hoped,' Cuomo says in the video, amid video of him shaking hands with people in the city. Going on to criticize Mamdani's 'slick slogans, but no real solutions,' Cuomo says he's focused on a city with 'lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again possible, where child care won't bankrupt you.' And in interview after interview, Cuomo pitched proposals for issues such as lowering rent, building more housing, addressing public transportation and other proposals completely divorced from the politics of clashing with the Republican president. The focus on policy comes after many Democrats credit Mamdani's emphasis on the issue of affordability in the city, as well as his social media and engagement strategy, for his upset victory over the far more established Cuomo. In an interview with NY1, Cuomo sought to go after Mamdani's perceived strength on the issue of affordability by panning his solutions as unrealistic. 'I agree with him on the problem — and by the way, he didn't figure out the problem,' Cuomo said, referencing the quixotic 2010 gubernatorial campaign of Jimmy McMillian, who ran against Cuomo on his slogan, 'The rent is too damn high.' And later, he responded to a question about why he ignored the warning signs of his campaign by admitting he 'did not run a good campaign,' saying it was 'uncharacteristic' of him to run a 'very non-aggressive campaign' considering how he's been tagged as 'too aggressive, too difficult, too hostile' throughout his career because 'all the geniuses said I was way ahead for the entire campaign, so the campaign played it safe.' 'There was no inspiration to it, there wasn't enough positivity to it. But the campaign itself was just not good, not good in aggressively communicating the affirmative, or frankly, in debunking the simplicity of his solutions,' he said. 'Three word solutions are great on social media. Yeah, except in reality, they are all BS.' Shedding the anti-Trump messaging for a more policy-oriented one comes not just after a campaign Cuomo himself admitted was lacking, but it also comes as the race opens up to the wider New York City electorate facing a complicated choice between the Democrat Mamdani, two independents in Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams (who dropped out of the Democratic primary after the Trump administration dismissed federal corruption charges he had been facing) and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Basil Smikle, a New York Democratic strategist who previously served as the executive director of the state Democratic Party for a portion of Cuomo's governorship and ran Ray McGuire's 2021 mayoral campaign, told NBC News that he understands "Cuomo's need to push Donald Trump to the back burner and speak more positively about himself and what he'll do for New York," particularly amid a need to bring out "more conservative voters who would come out in a general election." But he warned that Cuomo's decades in politics will make it harder for him to reboot. "Are you going to lose more people than you gain by not attacking Trump, by trying to be too cute by half and say: 'I Want people to get to know [me] better?' We know you, we know you were governor, we know why you resigned. What is it about Cuomo 2.0 that makes him a better, more relatable candidate?" Smikle said. Sam Raskin, a New York Democratic strategist who worked for Democratic mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer in the primary, told NBC News that while both the 'text and subtext' of Cuomo's launch video show that he recognizes he needs to embark on a different strategy this time, that it remains to be seen whether the campaign addresses the issues with the 'substance' too, because Mamdani didn't just connect with voters because of his style. 'Cuomo is adjusting in certain ways but I have yet to see an overall vision and an overall idea of what exactly Andrew Cuomo is going to do for New Yorkers and what exactly he is going to deliver," he said. Mamdani and his campaign have responded to the reset by accusing Cuomo and his campaign of imitation, needling his comments about housing affordability and arguing that voters won't buy any reset. 'What we found is that New Yorkers knew those answers three weeks ago, they will know those answers in November,' Mamdani said during a rally with a labor union shortly after Cuomo's announcement, discussing pension issues, according to video from a New York Daily News reporter reposted on social media by the candidate's campaign. The schedule demands of having to reboot the campaign so quickly after the late June primary could also be an issue for Cuomo, added Raskin, the Democratic strategist. "Not a lot of time has passed between election night, when we saw him last, and the new and improved Andrew Cuomo out on the street," he said.
