Posted on 07/07/2025 2:45:43 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Turning Point USA founder and conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk says democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is "stoppable" from winning the New York City mayoral race, but only if the opposition coalesces around a strong alternative against the Democratic nominee.
Following last week's shocking primary where Mamdani bested ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in rank-choice voting, there has been an effort by political strategists and donors to prevent the 33-year-old state assembly member from winning in November. Both Cuomo and current New York City Mayor Eric Adams are now running as independent candidates.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kirk said that Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels crime-prevention group who won the Republican nomination uncontested, should withdraw from the race.
"He's a little bit of a novelty candidate. I like him. He is a good guy. But you cannot have a competition on the Republican side. So, I think he should drop out," Kirk said. "Whoever ends up running against [Mamdani], if it's Eric Adams, who is not exactly well liked in New York right now, you have to run on crime, quality of life and an anti-radical agenda. Just common sense, unifying the city. We do not want these radical, third-world elements introduced into America's largest city and once-greatest city."
In response to Fox News Digital's request for comment, the Sliwa campaign cited a recent poll conducted by American Pulse that showed Sliwa edging out Adams 16%-14% in a four-way race, with Mamdani leading with 35%, followed by Cuomo with 29%. The poll also showed Adams with the worst net favorability.
"Eric Adams paved the way for Zohran Mamdani by failing spectacularly over the last 3.5 years."
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Why push Sliwa out? He seems to be doing better than Adams. But we want to ditch Sliwa and bet everything on Adams? What am I missing?
It's fine that Sliwa wants to stay.
Republicans in NYC will just have to vote for Adams instead.
“””Sliwa has an ego the size of Manhattan.””...and no chance of winning even if he was the only candidate.
Sliwa is a Republican.
Therefore he has no chance.
But Kirk doesn't name the guy who can stop him...
Whatever.
Deep State isn’t worried.
NYC has RCV, and electronic machines and tabulators for a reason. And early voting. And mail-in voting.
Gotham is screwed until it secures its elections.
Sliwa, don’t drop out.
NYC needs you in even if you lose.
Because as a candidate you’ll have standing.
RCV is used only for primary elections.
He won the republican primary. More than Adams did.
The problem is that ALL of the DEM candidates listed aren't good, for different reasons. And Sliwa is a GOPer, so Charlie is off base.
But that’s enough...
basically....this is not Rudy Guiliani, who had a history of taking down the mob and DA of NYChitty when he ran for mayor....the Guardian Angels time was 40 years ago.
True dat. He’d do better in the hotdog eating contest. He’ll be no more than an asterisk in this race.
Curtis “Chestnut” Sliwa
New Yorkers deserve Mamdani... Let them suffer.
This is a classic Prisoner’s Dilemma game theory problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma
If all three of Mamdini’s opponents cooperate—and two drop out—one of them wins.
If they all go their own way all three lose and Mamdini wins.
Meanwhile Cuomo is a font of humility and virtue.
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