Mayor Swag Drops Out of the Race

Polling I've seen suggests it wouldn't mean much even if all Adams voters switched to Cuomo.

The incumbent Mayor was a distant 4th in his reelection race.

He's an idiot I can't wait to watch fade into obscurity.

I wish LA would have the courage to turn on our mayor. I hope she has a real battle coming up.

Trump finally came up with an offer Adams couldn't refuse.

He is blaming the media.

R5 is late for his Log Cabinette meeting

Just guessing but I reckon 50% of his vote now goes to Cuomo, 50% gets split between Mamdami, Sliwa and fringe write-ins.

Mamdami still wins.

Mr. Adams did not endorse one of his rivals. But he offered voters what appeared to be a veiled warning about Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, and what he characterized as growing extremism in politics.

Without naming Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, the mayor warned that “insidious forces” were pushing “divisive agendas” in city politics. He claimed “our children are being radicalized to hate our city and our country.”

“Major change is welcome and necessary,” he said. “But beware of those who claim the answer is to destroy the very system we built together over generations.”

In a copy of his prepared remarks shared before the video’s release, Mr. Adams also vented about former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, another third-party candidate. In those remarks, he said that politicians who waffled on key issues and sought to push others aside in their quest for power “cannot be trusted.”

But the comments appear to have been cut from the final video.

"I wish LA would have the courage to turn on our mayor. I hope she has a real battle coming up."

So you can replace her with a Trump asskisser?

Good. Grifting sellout.

Sellout pushed out by his puppermaster$.

The ABM forces got some of what they wanted. They also want Sliwa out, leaving the voters with a binary choice.

He will go down in history as NYC's "Worst of the Worst" Mayor.

What a fucking crook. Even in a city as basically corrupt as NYC, he pushed the limit. Good riddance.

Finally. Now it could get interesting - but Cuomo still needs a miracle. But at least now he will have all the money. But as Kamala proved - charisma and shallow populist ideas are worth more than pots of money.

I'm looking pretty good to you now, aren't I, bitches?

No r18 unless you are a retard.

Bye Felicia

I doubt this has much impact on the polls. Adams had so little support; there aren’t many votes there to be divided up among the remaining candidates. Beyond that, I suspect plenty of those who continued supporting Adams will sit out the election altogether.

Mamdani, given current polling, should win - unless Cuomo, Trump, and mainstream media succeed in spiking ignorant voters’ fears based on Mamdani’s youth, ethnicity, religious identity, skin color, the meaning of Democratic Socialism, but having zero to do with his positions/plans.

[Quote] So you can replace her with a Trump asskisser?

Or with someone who is competent

Mamdani has never polled at 50% or more, so I wouldn't bet the farm that he's a sure winner.

[quote]"beware of those who claim the answer is to destroy the very system we built together over generations."[/quote]

And beware those like your puppet master, who claim to support the system we built together over centuries, but actually destroy that very system. You pathetic little grifting punk.

Many of his small share of voters may be more likely to move to Curtis Sliwa than Cuomo.

Sliwa will drop out soon. Mamdani is not as popular as the media wants everyone to believe.

Sliwa will soon be handed a perfectly legal bag of $50,000 in cash to drop out.

Mamdani is fucked. The black voters who were for Adams will go over to Cuomo and Curtis will drop out.

Even if Sliwa drops out, he and Adams' names will still be on the ballot.

[quote]Mamdani is fucked. The black voters who were for Adams will go over to Cuomo and Curtis will drop out.

Let's hope so. Mamdani is going to destroy the city.

[quote] What does this mean for Mamdani?

It means, "Move out your shit, bitch, we're building a prayer room in Gracie Mansion."

Harry Enten breaks it down on CNN God, what a queen he is and that voice!

He makes the case that even if Swila dropped out Mamdani would still win

Isn't the race within the margin of error if it's a two-way between Mamdani and Cuomo?

I would say yes R33 And the polls in 2016 and 2024 were not predictive of the outcome and in fact were quite off.

What a CUNT

I noticed Mamdani lost that smile of his when pressed on the announcement today.

Ankara is the New York of Turkey.

He was just cast in Tyler Perry's, "The Grinch Stole Madea's Christmas", scheduled for a 2026 release.

Sliwa won’t drop out. His whole life is about perpetually running for NYC mayor.

R15 but he was more fun than de Blasio

Love Mamdani, he's going to make an awesome mayor for us. This clown Adams had sub-basement support, it's not going to move the needle in the slightest. Especially since Adams' name will still be on the ballot. Sliwa doesn't give a shit about the mainstream Republican Party - he's always been in it for himself, year after year. I don't foresee him dropping out. It's like his own little every-four-year party he throws for himself. And anyway Republicans cannot stand Andrew Cuomo - he can pivot that way all he wants to. Republicans in this state hate him maybe even more than Democrats now do. Half of this thread doesn't seem to have any idea what New Yorkers are actually like or think. The only road-block with Mamdani is shit-stains like Jeffries, seeing the wind blow leftward and leaving them cut off, trying to destroy that movement. They will not win, and Jeffries has basically tanked his own leadership.

The next Ambassador to the United Nations

Sliwa says he’s been offered bribes and isn’t taking them.

R32 Harry Enten makes Mama's mussy as wet as a Slip-N-Slide in a 1980s suburban backyard.

Are you sure it's not incontinence R44

[Quote] The only road-block with Mamdani is shit-stains like Jeffries

The roadblocks with Mamdani are his magical thinking and outright lies about what he can get enacted.

Neither Mamdani nor Jeffries are shit stains. Having policy differences doesn’t make someone a terrible person.

[quote]The roadblocks with Mamdani are his magical thinking and outright lies about what he can get enacted.

Yes, those issues really held Trump back.

but certainly the President has far more power than a mayor

Sliwa has no shot and is such a non-entity that I think the election is essentially now a two-way race between Cuomo and Mamdani.

Sliwa may get over 15% of the vote with Adams out.

NYPost trying to smear him as a rich kid again - showing the lavish rental his parents had in Uganda. But it was just an airbnb and it turned out to be only 92 bucks a night, which is cheaper than a motel 6 in california on a saturday lol.

R36- That NEPO BABY/MAN CHILD is always smiling ☺️

Stop 🛑 smiling!

Mario was Governor, I dont think Nepo baby is a very effective slur for folks trying to push the Cuomo spawn.

Mamdani just came out for ending gifted and talented classes for elementary schools. How this will play with the progressive parents in Brooklyn who kill to get their kids into those classes? The problem with progressives is they understand the problems but but their solutions sucks.,

…their solutions suck.

Link R56?

R58 Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools.-NYTimes Oct. 2, 2025

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani vowed to end the city’s Gifted and Talented public school program for children five years and younger, his campaign confirmed to amNewYork on Thursday.

The democratic socialist’s pledge, which he first revealed responding to a questionnaire in a New York Times article, quickly drew a notable rebuke from his rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called it “destructive” and suggested Mamdani was acting hypocritically given his prior education at a specialized high school.

And still won’t condemn his use of the phrase globalize the intifada…

I don’t think pre-kindergarten and kindergarten technically count as grades.

R62 from the NYTimes

Mr. Mamdani’s campaign said in a statement that he would embrace former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan, announced in 2021, to phase out the gifted program for elementary schools, which has been widely criticized for exacerbating segregation.

Students who are in gifted classes would remain in the program, but there would be no gifted program for kindergartners next fall, the campaign said on Wednesday.

Key words 'phase out'

Meh

It’s hard to get very excited about that either way.

Does Curtis cave in and drop out?

Then why did you ask for a link? R64 You could have googled it yourself.

Ending gifted and talented is a big deal for parents in NYC. Without the program many families will leave for the burbs.

I read the comments to the NY Times article. Mamdani may want to rethink that position if he wants to be elected.

He’s letting people know what he’ll do as Mayor. Maybe some people will wake up and see what’s coming.

R41 is demented. You cannot "Love" a politician. They are all liars and just say whatever to get elected. I get really triggered when people say they love a politician. I got news for you, politicians don't "love" you. "You" are only a means to an end to them. It's all about ego and power and never forget that. They will do, say and promise anything to get your vote.

[Quote] Without the program many families will leave for the burbs.

And I suspect that many members of the NYPD will do the same. They're already leaving in record numbers.

That red wave will finally materialize with this communist in office.

I’ve been a vocal supporter of Mamdani. But the news that he wants to phase out some gifted and talented programs is disappointing. It’s bad both for his prospects in November and for children who find the average NYC public school class curriculum too dumbed down.

I don’t have kids but if I did I’d be disturbed that my children’s options were going to be more limited.

It’s true that such programs - at least in NYC - are typically segregated. But they’re not in any way racist in their entry requirements; the requirements apply to all children equally.

If we want gifted and talented programs to reflect the diversity of the city, we have to ensure that all children have equal learning opportunities from the start. The city can help, but that’s mostly down to the parents, not the schools. It’s the learning that takes place in the first five years of a child’s life - before a child goes near a school - that determines how successful a child will be in the next twelve years of schooling.

I wish Mamdani were focused on how to help all parents cultivate an environment of learning at home instead of depriving already motivated kids from an enriched education. I’ll still vote for him. But he’s absolutely wrong on this.

NYC does have universal pre-k so it isn’t entirely the case that kids don’t have access to learning opportunities outside the home in New York before kindergarten.

I’ve seen the pendulum swing back forth repeatedly between stratification in the early grades vs not.

I’m not entirely sure how much the gifted and talented program in elementary schools is keeping people in the city. I have a couple of friends who had kids about the same time (20ish years ago) and are on the opposite financial ends of nyc “middle class” and they both sent their boys to Catholic elementary schools. (Neither family is Catholic) The Catholic schools don’t do any separation at all so it wasn’t because they’d have access to specialized programs. One of the boys went on to Bronx Science and is now at Cornell so it didn’t do him any harm.

This coming from a guy who attended a $68K a year private school as a kid.

It's always so entertaining to see non-New Yorkers pipe in with their expertise on this mayoral race.

Here's how things actually are here on the ground:

Grifter Adams dropping out is absolutely meaningless to this election. The few votes he may have gotten aren't all magically going to go to any of the other candidates. And his name is still going to be on the ballot, so he's going to still get some votes from fools who pay no attention to anything that matters.

And good fucking riddance to him. New Yorkers pretty much loathe the cretin.

All notions of Mamdani being in trouble are absurd, not because he's perfect or isn't making gaffes, but because he has no competition.

Curtis Sliwa is a loudmouth who runs for office to keep his name in the papers, on the radio and on television. End of story. He'll never get elected here for anything, and he knows it and is fine with that.

That leaves Cuomo, who Mamdani THRASHED in the primary. Cuomo is terrible at campaigning. TERRIBLE. He's awkward and uncomfortable among the masses. Plus it's an understatement to say that women don't like him.

Mamdani actually has people excited about this race. He's been able to galvanize young people. And voting for him is a big FUCK YOU to the foulness reeking out of DC, and trust me, we are paying attention to what's happening, and we are not amused.

Lastly, the person who can get people to the polls is the one who's going to win, especially in a local election where the mayor is the highest office being decided. Most New Yorkers simply aren't going to vote because they don't care for any of the candidates. Those that do have to have a reason to vote, and Cuomo ain't a good reason.

Mandani is running against horrible candidates. But he’s also bad which will be more apparent when he starts revealing policy. This is a lose lose election.

Voters are willing to sacrifice their own city just because they hate Cuomo.

R76- ALL three of them are losers- Cuomo, Adams and Mamdani.

[Quote] It's always so entertaining to see non-New Yorkers pipe in with their expertise on this mayoral race.

Sweetie mass media has made the world a global village We don't have to be on the ground there. We can read all about it and see it on video.. This candidate and the mayoral race in NYC and Mamdani in particular have been widely covered. And New York has a very divergent population. You are just one New Yorker you don't speak for all..

It is and it isn’t.

I mean I doubt most people know that the current nyc kindergarten gifted and talented program admissions are decided by lottery. Which I think might make a difference in how much people think this is going to cause people to decamp to the suburbs.

And I really doubt that most people understand that the median tax bill in a place like Syosset; a suburb with excellent schools within reasonable commuting distance to the city, is over $19,000 per year.

^ Meh

It’s hard to get very excited about that either way.

Absolutely it’s meh.

It’s not the extreme, exciting dynamic that people outside the tri-state area might think it is.

Now if Mamdani said he was going to get rid of the specialized high schools that’d be a different story.

Will the City Council essentially be a rubber-stamp on his ultra-progressive agenda or will they kick him in the teeth for the first six months?

Rubber stamp. Also ending gifted and talented is a very big deal. Because it shows Mamdani is going down the equity route. I doubt Asians of all persuasions are going to like that very much. They dominate all the specialized high schools and lots of the gifted elementary school programs,

[quote]Curtis Sliwa is a loudmouth who runs for office to keep his name in the papers, on the radio and on television. End of story. He'll never get elected here for anything, and he knows it and is fine with that.

Sliwa, as weird as he is, loves the city.

He made a statement recently that if anyone knows New York's history, they'd know the city had elected socialists before. And the city survived. He knows he's not going to win, but he also knows Mamdani loves the city too. And Cuomo doesn't. So he's not going to be bribed to drop out.

I honestly respect that.

Kathryn Wilde all but endorsed Mamdani this week. She knows the city is resilient and has survived horrible mayors and governors and will get through Mamdani too.

I'm enjoying watching the Overton Window shift on the race.

We've gone from "There's no way Mamdani will win!" to "Mamdani's going to win, but he's going to. be a horrible mayor!"

An utter disgrace and complete joke.

R86 if Curtis said Mamdani loves the city and Cuomo doesn't I totally respect that

Mamdani is “an Asian” and he’s not getting rid of specialized high schools.

Adrienne Adams is a class act and the city council will act as both a partner and a counterweight to the Mayor depending on what he is proposing.

Totally agree with you about Sliwa VOTN and it’s interesting to see the bromance those two have going on.

No one taken under Kathy Wylde takes under her wing is going to destroy the city.

Good to know Mamdani is getting endorsed because NYC has survived horrible Mayors before. Very inspirational.

If the execrable, disgusting Giuliani couldn’t destroy the city I am sure Mamdani will be like the second coming of Fiorello.

Adrienne Adams is term limited off the Council. The new speaker will be some dim progressive who goes along with all Mamdani’s plans. Expect lots of resolutions bashing Israel and creating new holidays to support the Moslem community.

Of course he wants to get rid of the gifted and talented program. More white and Asian students have gotten in under the program. He does want to tax white neighborhoods after all. Progressive nut jobs like him are obsessed with equity of outcome. If someone succeeds in life, then it’s because of some “privilege” that has to be extinguished.

[quote]I'm enjoying watching the Overton Window shift on the race.

In this country right now, the Overton Window resembles the spinning reels on a Slot Machine...

You are right R94. Apologies for my oversight.

[quote] The new speaker will be some dim progressive who goes along with all Mamdani’s plans. Expect lots of resolutions bashing Israel and creating new holidays to support the Moslem community.

Yeah, progressive mayors are all so terrible that Michelle Wu defeated the nepo baby son of the Patriots' owner in a landslide.

Just say that you're racist and be done with it. Just be honest about why you don't like Mamdani.

Wild how the same queens who creamed themselves over Madison Cawthorn — maybe the dumbest man ever elected to Congress — suddenly pretend Mamdani is the end of civilization.

I mean, there’s a classist element too, but if Mamdani was an average looking white man, he wouldn’t get nearly as much crap.

r32 Has SNL parodied Harry Enten on Weekend Update yet? He's perfect material!

"Frickin' problem" - LOL, we all know what he really wanted to say

R99: If he was an average looking white man, he wouldn’t be the nominee right now. The only reason he’s winning is because he’s young, handsome, and cool. A theater kid with no experience is about to be in charge of the second largest organization on Earth.

R101- Mamdani is a very light skinned Indian guy. He could easily pass for a Southern European- Greek, Italian.

I’m with R98. No, not all who oppose Mamdani. But plenty are. Maybe most. They will twist themselves pretzel-style to prove otherwise. But the double standard they live by is blatant.

And instead of any intelligent commentary on Mamdani’s positions or plans, they simply spout the most inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric imaginable.

I’m one of thousands of New York Jews who sees Mamdani not as any kind of savior but as our best choice for mayor.

I meant to say not all of them are racists. ^^^^

[quote][R99]: If he was an average looking white man, he wouldn’t be the nominee right now. The only reason he’s winning is because he’s young, handsome, and cool. A theater kid with no experience is about to be in charge of the second largest organization on Earth.

Dude, I've been on and off the accursed site for over 20 years. I know exactly what would happen if Mamdani was white, because it happens all the time. Roller Nazi is maybe one of the most incompetent people (of either party) to be elected to Congress, but people would still say shit like "Well, I don't agree with him, but he's so hot." If Mamdani was white, we might be talking about policy positions or whether or. not things were feasible. But we wouldn't be told again and again that he wants to throw us off a roof because he's Muslim. Because last I checked, the only primary candidate who DIDN'T show up to the Stonewall Democrats' forum was...Andrew Cuomo.

If people would actually unclutch their pearls and listen to him, you'd actually see that he's running one of the best campaigns I've ever seen, certainly for mayor, and certainly in my time in this city. It's all about the city's history. He has these great, short-form videos on Instagram and TikTok that compare problems that we have today with ones that we've had in the past. He shows us that we've solved them before, and we'll solved them again.

None of these supposedly radical policies are actually all that radical.

Rent freezes? Did it during COVID. The city didn't fall apart.

Free buses? Plenty of European cities have free public transport. They seem pretty happy.

City owned grocery stores? The other radical socialist organization that I can think of that owns its own grocery stories is the United States Department of Defense. My grandfather retired from the Army in the 60s and died in the early 80s, and my grandmother shopped at the PX until she died during the Obama administration.

Maybe Mamdani will pull it off, maybe he won't. But I do know that we keep doing the same shit and expecting different results. Let's try something new.

Sorry, PX and the Commissary. And the Commissary is even more radically socialist, because they sell at cost with a small surcharge, but do get some government funding.