Andrew Cuomo campaign walks back controversial attack ad targeting Mamdani voters

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo's campaign is walking back an AI-generated ad that depicted opposing voters as criminals and vagrants on Thursday.The ad depicts supporters of rival candidate Zohran Mamdani committing crimes like burglary, looting, drunk driving and human trafficking. The campaign posted the ad Wednesday night before quickly taking it down.Mamdani called the ad "just disgusting" in a response on social media.Cuomo campaign spokesman Rich Azzopardi told the New York Times that the video was "posted in error" and "wasn't done yet."MAMDANI RIPPED BY RIVALS FOR UNPOPUL