Andrew Cuomo raised more than $390,000 for his mayoral run in the immediate aftermath of Mayor Adams’ suspension of his reelection campaign , according to a source familiar with the ex-governor’s latest filing set to be released Friday.
The Cuomo camp’s $390,763 haul came from 1,714 individuals in the 36 hours after Adams announced this past Sunday he was ditching his bid for a second term, the source told the Daily News.
The source said the sizable cash rush is part of roughly $940,000 Cuomo raised in total during the latest reporting period, meaning the post-Adams announcement haul represented 42% of the amount of money he pulled in overall.
It illustrates how Cuomo’s benefitting from Adams’ decision to step out of the race. The embattled incumbent’s exit came after he for months