Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as New York Governor amid sexual harassment allegations last year, said that he is open to running again. The New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022. 

In a campaign-style speech Thursday in Bronx, Cuomo slammed other Democrats for their ‘radical’ positions, further adding that they perpetuate cancel culture. It was his second public appearance since resigning last summer. 

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“There are people who wanted to run against me. They wanted my job. And they used this opportunity to help themselves politically,” he said.

Asked after his speech if he would run for office, Cuomo told reporters he is “open to all options.”

He wouldn’t say whether he was thinking about challenging Governor Kathy Hochul, his former lieutenant governor and successor. 

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“I know how to get on the ballot, I did it a couple times. The election isn’t until November. So there’s a lot of time to gather petitions, depending on how you want to run,” Cuomo told reporters.

Cuomo resigned from office in August after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.

He denied allegations he touched women inappropriately, including a charge by one aide that he groped her breast, and claimed his accusers had misconstrued comments he’d intended to be friendly banter.

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The former New York Governor’s ‘cancel culture’ remark came as his brother CNN host Chris Cuomo was fired for allegedly helping him in the sexual harrassment case. 

Chris Cuomo was ousted in December after a report from James’ office showed how the journalist advised his brother to fight the harassment allegations.

Cuomo, who had long planned to run for a fourth term in 2022, reported $16 million still in his campaign fundraising account in January, giving him an ample start to mount a campaign. That includes potentially gathering signatures from voters.

Speaking to his Bronx audience Thursday, Cuomo made it clear that, whether he runs or not, he has no intention of quitting the public stage.

“I am not going anywhere. I am going to continue to fight the good fight,” he said.