Even neocon Bill Kristol would rather have a democratic socialist for mayor of New York City than Andrew Cuomo. In a Wednesday interview with Claremont College’s The Forum, Kristol, now The Bulwark’s editor at large , stated that the idea of “going back” to Cuomo, who previously served as New York attorney general and governor, would be “ridiculous.” Kristol said he would probably vote for Mamdani in the general election if he lived in New York City, although he wouldn’t have thought to rank