{"id":19404,"date":"2025-10-28T02:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/19404\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T02:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T02:39:16","slug":"curtis-sliwa-not-backing-down-from-nyc-mayoral-race-amid-polling-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/19404\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Sliwa not backing down from NYC mayoral race amid polling, pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa<\/a> said he will not drop out of New York City\u2019s mayoral race despite trailing in polls and facing pressure to withdraw, insisting voters should decide the election rather than \u201cbillionaires, influences and insiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how many times I have to say it. I\u2019m the only Republican candidate. I\u2019m the law and order candidate,\u201d Sliwa said during an interview on \u201cThe Hill on NewsNation<\/a>\u201d from Staten Island. \u201cWhy would I want to drop out?\u201d<\/p>\n

Sliwa\u2019s polling average<\/a> currently stands at 17%, according to Decision Desk HQ, nearly half his 28% showing when he lost the mayoral race four years ago. <\/p>\n

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The race has drawn extraordinary early voting turnout, with roughly five times as many ballots cast compared to 2021, as progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> battle for City Hall.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump recently suggested Sliwa \u201cis not going to win\u201d and questioned whether his continued candidacy helps Cuomo against Mamdani, whom Trump labeled a \u201ccommunist.\u201d Trump said he would \u201crather have a Democrat than a communist\u201d leading the city.<\/p>\n

But Sliwa dismissed calls to exit, arguing that if anyone should withdraw, it\u2019s Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary by 13 percentage points in June after leading by 40 points in March. Sliwa noted Cuomo has been off the campaign trail for 10 days since Labor Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t win elections by just hanging out in the suites with your billionaire friends,\u201d Sliwa said.<\/p>\n

The Republican candidate criticized both his Democratic opponents on crime, calling Cuomo \u201cthe architect\u201d of no-cash bail policies and describing Mamdani as Cuomo\u2019s \u201capprentice.\u201d He positioned himself as offering voters \u201can alternative choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mamdani held a rally in Queens<\/a> over the weekend alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, energizing progressive supporters. <\/p>\n

House Republicans have seized on Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries\u2019 endorsement of Mamdani<\/a>, claiming it shows democratic socialism is now the face of the party. Elon Musk wrote on X that Mamdani is \u201cthe future of the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sliwa also broke with Trump on how to handle potential federal funding cuts to New York City, advocating negotiation over confrontation. Trump has threatened to cut $7 billion in funding if Mamdani wins.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou sit down with the president, or whoever he assigns to the task, and you try to negotiate,\u201d Sliwa said. \u201cDon\u2019t hurt the city because you don\u2019t like the mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuomo described the high turnout as reflecting \u201cfear,\u201d \u201canger\u201d and \u201cfrustration\u201d in the city, saying New Yorkers \u201cwant a mayor that can do the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early voting continues through the weekend, with Election Day scheduled for Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

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