Lindsey Boylan helped drive Andrew Cuomo from office in 2021 when the former aide came forward as the first woman to accuse the governor of sexual harassment. Back then, she had allies in high places. Every New York Democrat in Congress, the state’s legislative leaders and then-President Joe Biden all condemned Cuomo’s behavior and said he should resign. But now that Cuomo is back as a serious contender in the race to be mayor of New York City, many of those top Democrats have had little to say about his candidacy. To Boylan, that feels like a betrayal — one that can’t simply be explained away as an easing of #MeToo outrage, she says.
