NEW YORK (WABC) -- Former New York Gov. David Paterson endorsed incumbent Mayor Eric Adams for re-election, despite Adams trailing in the latest poll .

Paterson believes Adams can win re-election, and he promised Wednesday to help make it happen.

"We have a mayor who knows what to do, he's already done it, we just want him to do it again," Paterson said.

It was a stunning move by New York's former governor, who endorsed another former governor in the Democratic primary.

But after Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, won the nomination, Paterson believes Andrew Cuomo had his chance and blew it.

"I have no doubt that he would serve the city well in four years as mayor, but since that time, he was defeated in the primary by an upset that has ramifications that I think people are st

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