Why would he do that? Cuomo probably wants Lhota to win.
Huh? 
You know the local game much better than I. What's your theory?
Cuomo is crafty and doesn't seem to care about principle. He knows that Democrats will vote for him no matter what. So, his best strategy is to give Republicans what they want and appease the suburban swing voter at the expense of Democrats in New York City. If there's a way to take money from homeless teens in the Bronx and turn it into a property tax cut for a middle class person in Long Island, he wants to do it.
De Blasio might get in the way of that strategy with his liberal views. He may whine about poor people or suggest raising taxes on the rich. Cuomo doesn't want any part of that.
Yeah, this makes no sense. Cuomo might be more moderate than his father, but what the hell does he gain from having Lhota as mayor? De Blasio and Cuomo have worked together in the past. There's no reason why they can't coordinate strategy.
I understand the pissing on Cuomo for what he did with the state senate, but it's honestly better off the way it happened. Unless it's something this splits his own party, Cuomo can get virtually anything he wants passed right now.
