Mayor Eric Adams announced his independent candidacy for the General Election with a commitment to register one million new voters. He aims to replicate the voter turnout strategy that allowed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to win his primary against Andrew Cuomo. Adams emphasized the need for the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers, not just the 9% who voted in the primary, to express their desires for the city. Despite significant challenges, including low approval ratings and no support from other elected officials, Adams is determined to mobilize new voters by directly engaging them.
Adams said he can win his tough general re-election battle, after sitting out the Democratic primary, by essentially mimicking Mamdani's turnout strategy, which helped the democratic socialist Assembly member beat the presumed primary frontrunner former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
We're going to register a million new voters, Adams said during a Monday morning Fox Business interview. We're going to allow the 91% of New Yorkers to come out and voice what they want our city to look like.
Adams faces steep reelection odds, weighed down by historically low approval ratings, minimal backing from fellow elected officials, ongoing corruption investigations, and a friendly rapport with President Trump a liability in a city that overwhelmingly leans Democratic.
Adams claimed that just as Mamdani was buoyed by the excitement surrounding his populist focus on making the city less expensive, there is an equally animated group of people ready to block the lawmaker's agenda.
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