Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.

Andrew Cuomo tried very hard on Thursday night to derail Zohran Mamdani, blasting away at the 33-year-old democratic socialist for lacking the experience to govern. “He’s literally never had a job,” the former governor said at the first mayoral debate of the general election.

In chaotic debate, the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor gave glimpses into attacks his party will face in the midterms.