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Blue collars and manicured nails: How New York Mayor Eric Adams is campaigning against Zohran Mamdani
CNN ^ | Fri June 27, 2025 | Gloria Pazmino

Posted on 06/27/2025 10:54:56 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Eric Adams was once a rising star in the Democratic Party. His reelection will hinge on taking down the newest one.

Hours after Zohran Mamdani’s performance in New York City’s Democratic primary electrified national politics, Adams painted the 33-year-old democratic socialist as an entitled and inexperienced lawmaker trying to hoodwink New Yorkers with unrealistic campaign proposals.

“This is a city not of socialism,” Adams said.

Speaking Thursday on the steps of City Hall, Adams pitched himself as a tested, working-class leader focused on public safety and economic recovery who wants to complete the job he set out to do nearly four years ago. He signaled that he intends to paint Mamdani as elitist and out of touch with the needs of Black and Latino communities.

“This election is a choice between a candidate with a blue collar and one with a suit and silver spoon – a choice between dirty fingernails and manicured nails,” Adams said. “It’s a choice between real progress and empty promises.”

Mamdani was shown Adams’ comments on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” He smiled and held his hands up to the camera.

“They’re not looking that great right now,” he said.

Adams is a 64-year-old retired police captain who later became a state senator and Brooklyn borough president. Having run a law-and-order focused campaign four years ago, he highlighted his administration’s work overseeing a steady drop in overall crime, a record increase in jobs and tourism, and a push to approve and build more affordable housing.

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TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; certainlynotnews; clintonnonnews; cnn; communistlunatic; curtissliwa; defundthepolice; ericadams; erinburnett; gloriapazmino; kathyhochul; mayor; newyork; newyorkcity; nyc; zohranmamdani

1 posted on 06/27/2025 10:54:56 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
Eric Adams is a real cop. Sliwa plays one on TV.

2 posted on 06/27/2025 10:58:40 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

In case your unaware, Adams moved up in the NYPD through a series of EEOs, while Curtis Sliwa has been stabbed no less than FIVE times while patrolling the streets and subways of nyc with The Guardian Angels.

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You might want to keep that in mind.


3 posted on 06/27/2025 11:05:02 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN
You are correct. And Sliwa was the target of the Gotti family. Not many have lived to tell that!

My point: "what is the best way to triangulate against the muslim and put Mamdani back in the box?"

4 posted on 06/27/2025 11:14:38 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: V_TWIN; Governor Dinwiddie

In case your unaware, Adams moved up in the NYPD through a series of EEOs, while Curtis Sliwa has been stabbed no less than FIVE times while patrolling the streets and subways of nyc with The Guardian Angels.


Thank you.

Unreal to see anyone diminishing Curtis Sliwa’s time on the streets of NYC, while lifting up EEOC Eric.


5 posted on 06/27/2025 11:16:29 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Jane Long

Curtis and Lisa are real and definite heroes who saved lives back in the bad old days. I get the need to elect Adams, but no one should demean them.


6 posted on 06/27/2025 11:19:41 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: MinorityRepublican
"Borat Takes New York"

The movie is real life at this point.

7 posted on 06/27/2025 11:24:13 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Today's Democrat Party is nothing but very bad performance art. )
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To: Luke21

I met him in the late 80’s when I worked there. McSorley’s.
Art Carney, too. Both incredible men.


8 posted on 06/27/2025 11:26:00 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Today's Democrat Party is nothing but very bad performance art. )
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To: blackdog

I want Adams. He owes Trump and winning another term can change things for the better in NYC.


9 posted on 06/27/2025 11:26:54 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (TDS much?)
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To: V_TWIN

I don’t care. Sliwa cannot be elected. He should drop out.


10 posted on 06/27/2025 11:52:17 AM PDT by Hildy
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To: MinorityRepublican
"This is a city not of socialism,” Adams said.

Omygosh. Who writes Adams's stuff? The Babylon Bee?

11 posted on 06/27/2025 11:56:42 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Hildy

Yeah, I know right? Giving up is always a great option.

Good thing George Washington didn’t have that mindset....SMH unbelievable.


12 posted on 06/27/2025 11:57:31 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Texas Eagle

That’s not how Addams or the average American speaks, unless the intention is to sound formal or European.


13 posted on 06/27/2025 12:10:14 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
what is the best way to triangulate against the muslim and put Mamdani back in the box?"

The people you have to put in the box are our traitorous gang of RINOs upholding the vast corruption that DOGE documented. We are sick and support Trump/Maga. The other choice is full blown communist. RINO is not a viable political option any more. Even AOC and Jasmine are smarter than those clowns.

14 posted on 06/27/2025 12:24:13 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: V_TWIN

Have you ever lived in New York? Were you born and raised there like I was? Did you live there through the worst years of Democrat rule like I did? Do you have any idea about Manhattan politics? If the answer to any of these questions is no, then you don’t know what you are talking about. SMH unbelievable. This is politics, nothing personal.


15 posted on 06/27/2025 12:31:34 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: MinorityRepublican

we need to get a decent, moral American into city hall

and DEFINITELY NOT this (particular) Islamicist who sounds like an enemy agent and, for all practical purposes, a communist or something quite like it, too

New York, like it or not, is just too important to flush down the Terrorista Toilet


16 posted on 06/27/2025 12:55:28 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: MinorityRepublican

I would love to see Adams again.


17 posted on 06/27/2025 1:07:44 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: MinorityRepublican

This election will probably be a choice between evil (Mamdani) and incompetent (Adams). Yikes.


18 posted on 06/27/2025 1:17:07 PM PDT by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: Schatze
This election will probably be a choice between evil (Mamdani) and incompetent (Adams).

Easy choice. Adams.

19 posted on 06/27/2025 1:42:01 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

HS buddy recently retired NYPD crossed paths professionally with Adam a dew times. His take: “Competent enough, but out and out racist” made David Duke look like Mother Teresa”


20 posted on 06/27/2025 4:13:47 PM PDT by slapshot ( GOPE republipussies are more dangerous than deranged progressives.)
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