Defiant Curtis Sliwa refuses to drop out of NYC mayoral race
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Mr. Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City, finds himself a major player in the race. He’s under heavy pressure to drop out.
The shift to an anti-Sliwa posture comes as Andrew Cuomo and others have pressured the GOP nominee to drop out of the race, arguing he needs to do so for the ex-governor to have a real shot at
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday directly appealed to Republicans to ditch “spoiler” GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa and vote for him instead for mayor, saying it’s the only way to thwart extremist foe Zohran Mamdani.
Andrew Cuomo spent a lot of time attacking Mamdani's positions on Israel in the debate, but the poll indicates plenty of Jewish New Yorkers support him.
The candidates were pressed on issues like Israel and Trump in the first hour, before the debate turned to local issues like housing, safety and education.