Adams’s campaign is viewed as a long shot with tanking popularity among city residents, but he is likely the best hope for anyone opposed to Mamdani, who has troubled some with his socialist policies.
The mayor sought to brand himself as the “blue-collar” elected official against Mamdani, whom he suggested was spoiled and clean. “This election is a choice between a candidate with a blue-collar and one with a suit and a silver spoon,” he said. “A choice between dirty fingernails and manicured nails. A choice between someone who delivered lower crime, the most jobs in history, the most new housing … and an Assembly member who did not pass a bill.”
The mayor stood alongside many of his supporters, who were waving blue “Re-elect Eric
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