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Labor reacts to a political earthquake

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Dan Maloney and Patrick Coyle with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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Andrew Cuomo has had a long and sometimes tumultuous relationship with organized labor. Cuomo might have thought his political name could carry him to victory in the New York City mayoral race, but he was soundly defeated by Zohran Mamdani, a young upstart with more union support.

So what's the lesson that labor sees in this election? What will other candidates learn from it?

Our guests discuss it:

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.