NYC Mayor Eric Adams
By Dan Murphy
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting the have the best of both worlds. He wants to woo President Donald Trump in the hopes of having the federal charges against him dropped. At the same time, he maintains that he is a democratic Mayor, and hopes to be reelected this November on the democratic line.
But this type of bi-partisan politics doesn’t work anymore, in New York, or anywhere else in the US.
Adams is working behind the scenes with members of the NYC Republican Party to receive a “Wilson Pakula,” a certficate the allows him to run in a GOP Primary for Mayor in June. And while the idea of giving Adams the republican party line in NYC might seem attractive to the five borough leaders of the NYC GOP, what Adams really wants is to have these same republican leaders clear the field of candidates so Adams can avoid a primary and run on the GOP line in November.
One republican is standing in the way of this deal- Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa ran and lost to Adams four years ago, and Sliwa, a host on WABC Radio 770, wants to run again this year.
Sliwa will NOT agree to step down so that Adams can be handed the republican party line. This will force Adams to run in a republican primary in June, and most republicans in NYC will cast their vote for Sliwa and against Adams. Sliwa has been making the rounds of local republican clubs in NYC and has been one of the most vocal advocates against Mayor Adams, and his policies.
That leaves the democratic party as Adams last hope. Standing in the way of Adams appearing on the ballot as a democrat in November are several democrats, most notable being former Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, State Senator Jessica Ramos, State Senator Zellnor Myrie. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, and former Comptroller Scott Stringer.
This group of democrats share one belief: That Mayor Eric Adams does not deserve a second term. And the fact that Adams has kissed up to President Trump is the final straw, especially for progressive democrats.
“Eric Adams’ friendly posture towards Trump is really working out for him. But New Yorkers are suffering the consequences of a mayor who is more focused on himself than on representing the interests of the city. New Yorkers deserve a mayor who will fight for them and govern the city well,” said New York Working Families Party Co-Directors, Jasmine Gripper and Ana María Archila.
So while Adams name may appear in both the republican and democratic party primaries in June, NYC democrats and republicans will vote for someone else.
The only that Adams will appear on the ballot in November is to collect enough signatures to run as an independent candidate, and create his own political party. But the last time that neither a democrat or republican has been elected Mayor of New York City was William Grace in 1886.
Get ready New Yorkers for a Cuomo-Sliwa choice in November.
