With a brand new ballot exhibiting Mayor Eric Adams in a distant fourth place behind Zohran Mamdani, the incumbent insists there aren’t any job gives ready for him in Washington.
“Did someone write a signal on a napkin? Did someone whistle a song that sounded like a job offer? It just never stops. No one made an offer to me. And I can’t get any clearer than that,” Adams mentioned Tuesday.
The mayor’s remarks observe a whirlwind of hypothesis that President Trump could also be attempting to tip the scales by luring him out of the race with a plum job. Adams hasn’t commented on stories that one of many positions into account is Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Requested concerning the new ballot from The New York Instances and Siena, exhibiting him at 9%, trailing Curtis Sliwa’s 15%, Andrew Cuomo’s 24% and Zohran Mamdani’s 46% the mayor once more pointed again to the Democratic main.
“Seven weeks out from the primary, the polymarkets had Cuomo 87% to win,” mentioned Adams.
The Siena ballot additionally surveyed seemingly voters on a head-to-head matchup: Mamdani vs Cuomo. The consequence? A a lot nearer contest, with the assemblyman main the previous governor 48% to 44%.
The margin of error on this survey was 3.6%.
“You need multiple candidates or he doesn’t win. Because he doesn’t have a majority,” mentioned Cuomo.
The previous governor is hoping to consolidate help from the enterprise neighborhood. A number of dozen actual property executives gathered in midtown Tuesday to strategize methods to create a one-on-one showdown between Cuomo and Mamdani.
A spokeswoman for Mamdani mentioned the ballot speaks for itself.
“New York Metropolis will not be on the market,” the spokeswoman said. “The backroom scheming from Donald Trump and the billionaire class is backfiring, as New Yorkers see Zohran Mamdani is the one candidate who will struggle to make the most costly metropolis within the nation extra reasonably priced.”
Cuomo was additionally in decrease Manhattan on Tuesday, standing with a firefighter’s household two days earlier than the 9/11 anniversary. The household of Sal Turturici — who’s affected by most cancers after engaged on the pile at Floor Zero 24 years in the past — mentioned they’re bothered by Mamdani’s affiliation with a left-wing YouTuber who made controversial remarks about 9/11.
“He said America deserved 9/11,” mentioned Wendy Turturici, a Cuomo supporter.
Mamdani’s workforce accused Cuomo of attempting to politicize 9/11, saying he “knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s holding a press conference to suggest that Zohran Mamdani — who is poised to become New York’s first Muslim mayor — somehow supported 9/11. It’s vile, it’s dangerous, and it’s deliberate.”
As for the Republican candidate within the race, Sliwa has insisted that he’s remaining within the race, as a brand new advert for him voiced by his spouse says “Curtis and I have always fought for women and will keep defending them.”
Election Day is eight weeks from Tuesday; early voting begins on Oct. 25.
