Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mandani.
Eric Adams has dropped out of the Mayoral race to help consolidate the vote. Now that Adams is out, what are Republicans going to do? Curtis Sliwa has run for Mayor at least twice before (losing primaries and general elections). If there was a clear path to victory for Republicans, they would have taken it and put their best candidate forward. That is not the case here in the 2025 Mayoral Election.
Republicans should consolidate their vote and carry Andre Cuomo to victory. I understand not many New Yorkers are happy of a Cuomo City Hall, but just like the Biden administration, this is a transitional candidate and we New Yorkers have nothing to lose (New Yorkers can do this the right way). Republicans carry any-where between 9% to 15% of the vote in any given Mayoral election (and at full voting capacity Republicans make approximately 23% of all registered voters).
The message both political parties can send across New York (and our country) is Republicans and Democrats alike can make a difference in dire-need elections (against the extreme political views). Republicans and Democrats can co-exist against the extreme political views of the Democratic Socialist of America (or DSA). The fight for city hall will force elected officials to put their responsibilities before their self-interest. Officials like Jessica Ramos (who endorsed Cuomo and then Mandami) can step up and do what is right for New Yorkers (of all kinds). Francisco Moya (aka Sleepy) can finally step up from hibernation and elect a candidate that will help clean up Roosevelt Avenue (Cuomo can do it).
Moderate Democrats and Republicans can make this year’s election competitive. Democrats can remove the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) outside of their political party and force them to comply with Democratic values. New Yorker’s voted for Eric Adams to move away from the Liberal/Progressive ideologies that conflict with New York principles. If you take a walk down Roosevelt Avenue, Penn-Station, 34th and Broadway. There is no question this year’s Mayoral election is all about quality of life. Roosevelt Avenue appears worse and dirtier than it did in the 1980’s (which I witnessed as a child) and 1990’s. Drug flow, prostitution, organized crime (fake identification cards), unlicensed street vendors, and closing businesses alone should make this decision easier. New Yorkers (Latinos) from Corona, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst should look around and asked themselves “has anything changed with the current people in office?” (so why elect who they endorse?).
Eric M Mingott
