He won the primary so they have to run him. They’ve still unofficially backed Cuomo and even Adams, though, and all of the NY Dem leadership were either late in endorsing him or haven’t yet.

He won the primary in a surprise landslide against the establishment favorite and they’ve been sulking ever since.

In contrast, Adams won his primary by a tiny margin and they were falling over each other to declare him “the future of the party” the very next day.