So now that Eric Adams has dropped out of the mayoral race, the questions are what will happen next.
The mayor blamed his campaign’s inability to raise funds, pointing at the city’s Campaign Finance Board for denying him nearly four million dollars in matching public funds, which prevented him from running a high stakes campaign needed to compete in an unusual race.
Then the rumors, whispers and denials that the Trump Administration was floating an ambassadorship or agency position to the former NYPD captain if he bowed out. All of that fizzled out when Adams sank in the polls while Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, former Governor Andrew Cuomo remained consistent and republican candidate Curtis Sliwa vowed to stay in the race.
This summer, Mike Leventhal caught up with mayor Adams while making her rounds in the Hamptons and insisted he would stay in the race and raise his social media game – Mike has known and covered the mayor for over 25 years and saw a different look in his eyes – one of uncertainty and frustration.
So, the word is that President Trump will start to put heat on Curtis to drop out something that Curtis told Mike he will not do…
Recently Mike raised the same subject with Scott LoBaido who has campaigned through the city for Curtis and truly believes in the guardian angel founder and pleaded with president Trump to stay out of it…
So this morning’s new polls indicate that Cuomo has the best chance of beating Mamdani in November’s election, in a two person race.
So with a historic low approval rating, Adams has bowed out, Curtis is defiant to stay in and there are just a few weeks left before New Yorkers go to the ballot boxes