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Who Should Drop Out to Stop Mamdani?

Question of the Week: Who should back out of the New York City mayoral race to beat the anti-Israel Democratic and Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani: Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo or Curtis Sliwa? Comments

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Of course Cuomo
July 10, 2025 9:17 pm

1 million percent

Poll worker
Reply to  Of course Cuomo
July 12, 2025 11:32 pm

I am a poll worker, this election is being treated like a presidential election. The
Board of elections is already asking who is available-to work for this election people will be hired like flies, a large turnout is expected. Please do your part and go vote.
If you are not registered to vote here is the link. https://e-register.vote.nyc/registration Or by phone 📞 1866-VOTE-NYC 1 (866) 868-3692 register before it’s to late.

Sliwa
July 10, 2025 9:33 pm

Such a waste of time

Mhm
Reply to  Sliwa
July 10, 2025 10:05 pm

Yeah exactly and that’s why there’s no need for him to drop out, because he isn’t really where the stakes at

Every vote counts...
Reply to  Mhm
July 10, 2025 10:40 pm

Every vote for Curtis is taking away from a viable winner against Mamdani

Anonymous
Reply to  Every vote counts...
July 11, 2025 12:00 am

That depends if you’re voting for someone or against someone.
Perpetual trap to keep voting for the same people who don’t represent your interests in order to prevent someone else who is worse from winning.
Maybe it’s time to all vote for our interests instead?

Moshe Haber
Reply to  Every vote counts...
July 11, 2025 5:17 am

If you take out Sliwa, and the muslim is the democratic candidate there’s no one running against him! Forget Cuomo, he’s yesterday’s news

Former teacher
Reply to  Sliwa
July 11, 2025 5:15 am

Sliwa is a Republican.

Forget about it
July 10, 2025 9:35 pm

Mamdani is winning no matter what
Doesn’t make a difference who else is running. Time to accept the very sad and troubling reality

No Way
Reply to  Forget about it
July 10, 2025 9:51 pm

CHAS VESHOLOM!!!

Dem candidate disqualified himself
Reply to  Forget about it
July 14, 2025 6:20 pm

bs”d There has never been a point in giving up, not even until the end. This is a reality that, illegal things are being done to make this happen, and if someone does not go against it, that is a form of collaboration. The election is not until November, and now is July, not much time but it must be used.

Moooove
July 10, 2025 9:43 pm

Cuomoooo

it wont help
July 10, 2025 9:44 pm

at this point, it wont help. sadly, mamdani is probably going to win.
had people been smarter about this, they would have voted for cuomo and made sure he won the primary.
now because of stupidity, mamdani will probably win and destroy the city.

Not so savvy
Reply to  it wont help
July 10, 2025 10:15 pm

Whoever is behind endorsing candidates did not play smart by backing coumo . They should have backed someone who people dont see as corrupt that could beat mamdani.

Didn’t have any true alternative choices
Reply to  Not so savvy
July 10, 2025 11:08 pm

Cuomo was the only possible candidate who could have beaten ZM according to accurate sources.

I’m afraid you’re right
Reply to  it wont help
July 10, 2025 10:23 pm

Too many of use are still playing games and won’t see the ‘writing on the wall’. I hope and pray I’m wrong, but all this is an exercise in futility. Teshuva might be the eitza.

Hashem can make anyone win.
Reply to  I’m afraid you’re right
July 13, 2025 12:01 am

teshuva is always helpful. Moshiach now.

Adams
July 10, 2025 9:55 pm

The other two should drop out. Adams has a chance.

I was at an Adams campaign meeting
Reply to  Adams
July 10, 2025 11:48 pm

There were at least 40 people tonight meeting in Bed Stuy. There were blacks and jews and we were very unified for one purpose; getting Mayor Adams re-elected. A number of these people who are leaders in their own right so they all have their own circles and networks. I also have to mention that the Mayor has been our State Senator and our Borough President. In those days as State Senator was Reuven LIpkind a”h, who worked tirelessly under the Senator to help people of all walks of life. The Mayor then Senator came to Mr Lipkinds Father and… Read more »

Cuomo has 25% should join w Sliwa 15%
Reply to  I was at an Adams campaign meeting
July 11, 2025 12:44 am

According to the poles :
Adams is at 11% – he should join Cuomo who is at 25% or back out.

Sliwa at 15% must join Cuomo or back out. . We need to unite parties or lose.

Mamdani is at 35%

Simple math.

United we stand , divided we fall.

This is like the Titanic disaster where egos get in the way of reality.

Ch resident
Reply to  I was at an Adams campaign meeting
July 11, 2025 1:56 am

Andrew Cuomo became governor of New York in 2011 but resigned in 2021 amid sexual misconduct allegations.

You wrote in your article he was mayor we almost nevertheless heard from him.
Please get your facts straight. Cuomo was never mayor of NYC.

Rabbanim
July 10, 2025 9:58 pm

Pa’n
Ohel
Yom tefilla
Fast day
Pa’n klali
What are we doing

???
Reply to  Rabbanim
July 11, 2025 12:20 am

Why would you want to drop those?

Uh...
July 10, 2025 10:03 pm

Obviously Mamdani!

Adams for life!!
July 10, 2025 10:05 pm

Let’s go Eric

Adams
Reply to  Adams for life!!
July 11, 2025 4:38 am

Life in prison for bribery is uncommon

David
July 10, 2025 10:08 pm

Polls indicate that, contrary to what some are saying, Cuomo is the one who has a chance. He still seems to get 30% or so of the vote, whereas Adams gets only 11%. Sliwa is unelectable. So it would seem to me that Adams and Sliwa are the ones who should leave the race, in order to stop Mamdani. They have to to be able to put their considerable egos aside.

Meir
July 10, 2025 10:18 pm

Cuomo pulling out is the clearest path toward rallying around a single independent challenger. That gives Adams the best shot to consolidate non‑Mamdani voters. Without that, votes keep splitting—and Mamdani looks strong

Community member
July 10, 2025 10:19 pm

Cuomo and sliwa

Community member
July 10, 2025 10:20 pm

Cuomo and Sliwa

Adams and Sliwa
July 10, 2025 10:26 pm

General election has much more moderate voting base than democratic primary. Cuomo has the best shot. Facts don’t care about your feelings.

Adams
July 10, 2025 10:27 pm

Hes polling the worst

Give him 2 weeks
Reply to  Adams
July 10, 2025 11:52 pm

HIs campaign is just getting started

problem
July 10, 2025 11:28 pm

Teshuva Umasim Tovim & Bitachon. I wish we had Rabbanim who would lead us

Anonymous
July 10, 2025 11:58 pm

It is not who you vote for that counts but who counts the vote.

Exactly
Reply to  Anonymous
July 11, 2025 8:48 am

How did madani get so many young people voting for him???
The voters in the primary are normally older voters.

How many illegals voted?
Yes illegals are allowed to vote in NYC but not in presidential election.
How many times were the same votes from young people counted???

Wrong
Reply to  Exactly
July 11, 2025 10:26 am

Only citizens can vote in NYC elections ( according to Chat GPT).

Anonymous
July 11, 2025 12:03 am

I’m not so worried about mamdani himself.
I’m most worried about who runs his autopen and media account.
The guy is 33. Hasn’t got a clue how to run a city.

Silwa...
July 11, 2025 12:23 am

… needs to drop out. The other two need to find a way to work together, some sort of Trump / Kennedy deal, and run on a unified ticket.

Best option, of course, is Moshiach now!

Out of the mouth of babes...
July 11, 2025 12:42 am

Most young Jews in America are not concerned about Israel. Instead of focusing on this candidate, who seems to be committed to his religion, more focus needs to be made that every Jewish child gets a Torah education.

Silence the enemy
July 11, 2025 2:08 am

Bring in the army. Mobilize Tzivos Hashem to enroll every Jewish child as an active member. Have more missions and rallies. Moshiach now!

2 need to drop out
July 11, 2025 4:08 am

My first choice to drop out: Cuomo and Adams. My second choice: Cuomo and Silwa. Either way, Cuomo gotta go.

Mamdani rose to power in Parshas Korach. Korach himself was a communist. Despite being wealthy, his career aspirations failed, so he went to battle against the fair and just government of Moshe and Aaron as if on behalf of the proletariat. Just as Korach was swallowed up, so too will Mamdani end up in the sewers of history.

Voter
July 11, 2025 7:56 am

For all those of you that have a very short memory our great president was polling low too and everyone was saying the witch would win he’s gonna loose the swung states ect he won all seven and the popular vote ect we must all back adams who’s a very good and don’t forget the thousands that Como killed

Obviously the ones lowest in the polls!?!
July 11, 2025 9:37 am

In this case Sliwa and Adams should concede, that is if our chief foremost main goal is going to be anyone but Mamdani!! Wake up Yidden please! Use your Yiddishe Kup!

Young and Old Register to Vote
July 12, 2025 10:31 pm

There are unfortunately many ppl in our community that dont vote. It is a mitzvah to vote.
If we get every 18+ to vote Adam’s, and Cuomo drops out its possible for Adam’s to win.
Dont throw in the towel. There’s still plenty of dirt being dug up on Mamdani…

CROOKED THINKING
July 14, 2025 11:50 am

THE SAME GENIUSES WHO TOLD US CUOMO IS A SHOE IN BEFORE THE PRIMARY ARE NOW TELLING US THAT THE ONLY REPUBLICAN SHOULD DROP OUT OF WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A DISPUTE BETWEEN LIBERAL LEFTIES WHO CREATED THE PROBLEMS TO BEGIN WITH. SLIWA HAS ABSOLUTELY NO SHARE OF THE BLAME, WAS DEFENDING CROWN HEIGHTS DURING THE 91 RIOTS AND DESERVES OUR VOTE. WE NEED TO VOTE FOR THE CLOSEST VALUES TO TORAH VALUES AND LET G-D DO HIS JOB TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF WE DO NOT UPHOLD TORAH VALUES, WHO WILL?

Dem candidate disqualified himself
July 14, 2025 6:16 pm

bs”d None of the three needs to back down. Someone who has broad enough shoulders to listen to should step up & make it clear that when the current Dem. candidate has said he supports global intifada and refused, when given a chance to walk back on that… sometimes Muslims say intifada means ‘doing the right thing’, but we know in practice what it means, and you can look it up in the Quranic passage about ‘the last day’ or the last hour… that it means he supports worldwide Judenrein. That does not look too legal to me. Incompatible with… Read more »

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