'The Daily Show' Mocks Andrew Cuomo's Unusual Campaign Tactic
On Tuesday night, "The Daily Show" host Jordan Klepper ridiculed Andrew Cuomo’s last-ditch effort to win against New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani by featuring his 1996 Ford Bronco, which resembles the infamous car from the O.J. Simpson case.
Klepper’s Critique of Cuomo’s Campaign
“The only man with a chance of perhaps beating Mamdani is Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor, and mayoral candidate most likely to tell the Statue of Liberty she has a hell of an ass.”
Klepper highlighted Cuomo’s unusual campaign move after losing the primary to Mamdani and then running as an independent. He contrasted Cuomo’s approach with Mamdani’s active presence in the community, implying Cuomo’s campaign was neither serious nor policy-driven.
The ‘Good Luck Truck’ Video
"The Daily Show" aired Cuomo’s campaign video featuring his white, mid-1990s Ford Bronco, which Cuomo called an “oldie, but a goodie” and credited for his confidence in winning the election.
“A white, mid-’90s, Ford Bronco?” Klepper questioned amid audience laughter, “Isn’t that O.J.’s car?”
Klepper mocked this as Cuomo’s final pitch, sarcastically noting, “I own the only vehicle on the planet associated with murder.”
Summary
Jordan Klepper’s segment humorously criticized Andrew Cuomo’s reliance on a controversial and peculiar symbol—the iconic Ford Bronco—to rally voters in a losing mayoral campaign.
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