Source: Politico
“Mayor Eric Adams is opting out of New York City’s Democratic primary and running for reelection as an independent — embarking on narrow path as he further isolates himself from the city’s dominant political party. The mayor confirmed his plans exclusively to POLITICO. In an interview Monday, Adams said he would ‘mount a real independent campaign’ that relies on ‘a solid base of people’ outside Manhattan, with an emphasis on ethnic minorities who boosted him to victory four years ago. He lamented how the bribery charges federal prosecutors hit him with in September — which a judge dismissed Wednesday — ‘handcuffed’ him, and he promised to be ‘uninhibited’ on the campaign trail. … Absent extraordinary circumstances — like the crime wave of the 1990s that lifted Republican Rudy Giuliani, a former prosecutor, to office, or the Sept. 11 terror attacks that elevated self-funded billionaire Mike Bloomberg in 2001 — New Yorkers generally elect Democrats to lead their city.” (04/03/25)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/eric-adams-reelection-independent-00267865