Eric Adams is the current Mayor….
He’s a Democrat….
Jan. 2026 IS bound to find a Democrat still as Mayor…
But?
The NY Times has a piece about the guys who are gonna run against Adams….
Scott Stringer….
Andrew Cuomo….
All three have something in common….
They have been accused of sexual harrasment in the past….
None have been charged with crimes….
The NY Times piece is written to the #MeToo movement that probably will NOT be a serious factor in the vote….
There is NO serious woman candidate for the job…
The early feeling among people I have spoken to in NYC is Adams is gonna have a hard time denying Andrew Cuomo getting another government job….
And?
The media IS gonna LOVE this…
I mean we’re already talking about something a lettle less than TWO years Away….
In New York, both Mr. Adams, the city’s second Black mayor, and Mr. Cuomo, who is white, have also enjoyed broad support among Black voters. Despite the mayor’s increasing unpopularity, he has maintained support from Black voters — 48 percent of Black voters approved of him in a recent poll compared with 28 percent of white voters. A majority of voters in the poll said they had not heard much about the assault allegation against Mr. Adams. About 35 percent thought Mr. Adams was being truthful in denying it, and 32 percent thought he was not being truthful.
Mr. Cuomo resigned after a state investigation found that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women, including groping a former aide. Mr. Cuomo has denied wrongdoing and assailed a “cancel culture on steroids” that included President Biden calling on him to resign.
In recent months, Mr. Cuomo has tested the waters for a potential return to public life, telling people that he would consider running for mayor if Mr. Adams did not seek re-election. And at speaking engagements at Black churches and during an appearance on Mr. Maher’s HBO show, the former governor took issue with the left-leaning faction of the Democratic Party.
“The moderate Democrats are afraid of that far left,” Mr. Cuomo said. “So when you say ‘sexual harassment,’ they right away are ready to jump, right? And that can be manipulated, by the way. This cancel culture, it’s a loaded gun, and they can use it against anyone, any time, even for their self interest.”…
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Still, Mr. Stringer and Mr. Cuomo did well in a recent poll asking New Yorkers who they might support in a special election if Mr. Adams, whose campaign fund-raising is under federal investigation, was to resign. Mr. Stringer was tied in fourth place among Democrats at 7 percent, and Mr. Cuomo was in first place at 22 percent….
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