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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | NYC Election Campaign Ad Showdown: Cuomo vs. Mamdani

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

With the New York City mayoral election just one day away, Don takes a look at the final campaign ads from Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, and let’s just say, the gloves are officially off. Both candidates are making their last big pitch to voters, but who’s connecting, and who’s overplaying their hand? Don breaks down the messaging, the spin, and the stakes as New Yorkers get ready to head to the polls. Plus, we’ll look at the latest polling numbers and what they tell us about how this historic race could shake out tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And you know with election season, that means lots and lots of really crazy campaign ads.

0:51.1

Now, I've been around for a while.

0:52.5

I've seen my share of outrageous,

0:57.0

hyperbolic, sensational campaign ads. Nothing new. They're not new to me. But except I shouldn't

1:05.0

say that because this time it is. It's a little surprising. Now, I'm going to talk about the ones.

1:09.0

This is for Zoran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.

1:13.5

The gloves are off here in New York. I know that there are other elections going on around

1:17.5

the country, and I'm sure you guys are being bombarded with ads. But these ads from Zoran Mamdani

1:23.5

or about Zora and Mamdani from Cuomo. It's crazy.

1:28.8

It's crazy.

1:29.8

You would think that the man is a demon spawn, spawn if you just watch the ads.

1:34.3

Now, the most outrageous one I'm going to, that I saw, that it is so bad that it is good,

1:41.1

that I had to watch it.

1:42.5

I was like, is this going to end? Is this real? This is not a,

1:45.8

this, this must be a joke. Okay, this is an actual campaign ad for Andrew Cuomo featuring an

1:54.2

AI generated Zora Mundani. Everybody, it's all AI generated. Here it is. Trick or treat.

2:02.6

Aren't you a little old to be trick-or-treating?

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