Eric Adams, at candidate forum, insists independent run for NYC mayor won't help GOP's Sliwa
Mayor Adams waved off concerns at a Thursday candidate forum that his decision to seek reelection as an independent could wind up giving a boost to Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa in this fall’s general election by fracturing the Democratic vote.
Adams, asked at the packed Midtown forum whether he’s concerned his move could benefit Sliwa, argued New Yorkers aren’t looking for the type of “buffoonery” offered by the Republican, who’s the founder of the Guardian Angels and a perennial political candidate.
“If we had 20 people in the race, it would never help Curtis Sliwa be mayor,” Adams said in what marked his first mayoral candidate forum appearance of the 2025 cycle. “Let’s be clear: It’s going to be running on real issues, Curtis does not have any platform, there is no polling that will ever show that buffoonery is what people want in electoral politics, so Curtis is not an issue.”
Sliwa, for his part, scoffed at that criticism and said he can benefit from Adams’ decision to run as an independent.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/03/eric-adams-at-candidate-forum-insists-independent-run-for-nyc-mayor-wont-help-gops-sliwa/