"I will not be a mayor like Mayor [Eric] Adams who will call you to figure out how to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own. I will, however, be a mayor who is ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living. That's the way I'm going to lead this city."
"I think it's going to be terrible for the Democratic Party to have as a symbol of their future, the mayor of New York who says free busses, and free this, and free that, and weird stuff on the left. This is not going to sell in Texas. It's not going sell in most of America. In flyover country, they're not going to respond well to either AOC running for the U.S. Senate, or Mamdani becoming mayor of New York."
The mayoral front-runner pledged to speak directly to the president, vowed not to emulate leaders tied to corruption, and prioritized lowering the cost of living. The candidate emphasized building partnerships with Washington and nationwide allies and argued that working-class New Yorkers' needs are frequently sidelined. The platform included populist-style promises that critics framed as offering free services like buses. Reaction mixed: some signaled strategic support while others warned that framing the party around expansive free benefits and left-wing messaging would perform poorly in Texas, flyover country, and much of the nation, potentially harming national electability.
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