The mayor of New York City, Democratic City, has pledged to continue his independent re -election since Friday afternoon, despite the decline in survey numbers against the socialist candidate and democratic candidate Zahran Mamdani.
Adams, who maintained weeks, denied that he would not come out of the race, from reports that he was considering taking a job in the Trump administration at a fiery press conference. His decision to stay in the race, which was installed on his hatred of the independent candidate, former New York State Governor Andrew Como could calm an effort by the anti -Mamadani forces to avoid a socialist victory in November. (Related: “I am a debtor to the residents of New York”: Eric Adams says he will not go anywhere despite the possibility of his long re -election)
“Andrew Como is a snake and a liar,” Adams said a crowd of correspondents. “I am in this race and I am the only one who can overcome Mamdani.”
Adams faced great pressure to suspend his campaign as numbers for poor voting and many corruption scandals that thwarted his way to victory. Some Republicans, central Democrats, and business community in New York, who sweat on the possibility of a socialist mayor, are trying to narrow this field in an attempt to unite the anti -Mamdani voters around one candidate.
President Donald Trump provided support to narrow the number of candidates in the elections. “If you have more than one candidates, you have a Communist mayor in New York,” said to reporters on Friday, shortly after Adams announced his intention to the race.
President Thursday evening The name Mamdani “Communist” needs a defeat.
Trump counselors It is said He was nominated for Adams’s nomination to be the American ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to motivate the current mayor to pump brakes in an attempt to re -election. The President Adams team also offered a position in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Politico first I mentioned.
Adams denied thinking about a job in this administration, claiming that he was committed to seeing the race until the day of election.
“There are a lot of reports that I am in Washington on Monday,” Adams said. “These reports are wrong. I’m not. I will move all over this city, and the five countries that made me a mayor in the first place.”
Mamdani, 33 -year -old Social Democratic legislator, nominates with the support of the Democratic Party after the defeat of Komo, 67, in the primary competition in June. he Honesty Adams’s announcement of X by Taghreed, a clip from the movie “Wall Street Wolf” for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character shouting, “I do not leave ridiculous.”
The current mayor achieved only 7 % of the vote behind Mamdani by 50 %, Komo by 22 % and Republican candidate Cortis Salwa by 13 %, according to Zenith & Provision in July reconnaissance That was the commissioner’s commissioner.
New York, New York – August 21: The former candidate for the New York City mayor Andrew Como speaks during a press conference in the Times Square Sheraton newspaper on August 21, 2025 in New York City. Komo issued an announcement of his plan to reform education in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Emiez)
Some Republicans look at Mamdani, who is working as the next New York City mayor as a useful frustration of the Republican Party during the middle of the period. The National Congress Committee issued the arm of the Republican campaign in the House of Representatives, video In August, which includes Mamdani, the Democrats were accused of the desire to transform America into dyslexia filled with crime. “
The senior Democratic officials in the state of Empire, including Governor Cathy Hochol, the leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer, and the leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, Hakim Jeffrez, were believed by the Mamdani campaign.
The director of the hedge fund billionaire Bill Akman, who contributed to the Super Pac alignment in Como only to support later to nominate Adams after the amazing former ruler lost to Mamdani in the initial competition, called on Adams to get out of the race on Thursday.
HRick’s polls have deteriorated significantly since the primary, and it has become increasingly clear that he has no chance to overcome Zohrankmamdani, “Ackman books On the social media platform x.
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