"Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa has cut a new ad featuring a prominent conservative city Democratic lawmaker who is breaking party lines to back his candidacy. "I'm a Democrat - but I'm fed up," Queens Councilman Robert Holden says in the campaign spot - while decrying "corruption" and "scandals" as ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's image appears across the screen. Cuomo - a Dem who resigned as governor under the threat of impeachment"
""And now socialism," Holden adds in the ad as Mamdani's image appears in the 30-second spot, which will air on broadcast and cable TV and online and social-media platforms. "You deserve better," Holden tells voters. "New York needs someone focused on affordability, safety and sanity. We need Curtis Sliwa." Sliwa is running third in the polls, trailing front-runner Mamdani and Cuomo. The Guardian Angels founder has struggled to capture support from city Democrats, who outnumber Republicans 6-1 in blue New York."
Curtis Sliwa cut a new ad featuring Queens Councilman Robert Holden, who breaks with Democrats to endorse Sliwa and criticizes corruption and scandals. Holden says he is fed up and warns against socialism as Andrew Cuomo's image and Zohran Mamdani's image appear in the spot. Cuomo, who resigned as governor amid sexual-misconduct accusations he denies, is running on an independent "Fight and Deliver" line after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani. The ad emphasizes affordability, safety and sanity. Sliwa polls third behind Mamdani and Cuomo and struggles to win Democratic support. Holden previously ran with Republican backing and cross-endorsed GOP candidates.
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