New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent in the mayoral race, and while it gives him a shot at avoiding the crowded Democratic primary, it doesn’t look like it’ll rattle frontrunner former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s standing.
Adams announced Thursday that he’ll be running as an independent for this year’s New York City mayoral race, citing a lack of time to campaign in the Democratic primary because of his now-dismissed criminal case.
Cuomo, who is controversial because of past sexual harassment allegations that he has denied, is the front-runner in the race. A poll from last week showed him leading contenders with 38% support, with assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, at 10%, being the next closest.
When asked for comment by the Washington Examiner on Adams dropping out of the race, a Cuomo spokesperson sent a local outlet’s three-way race poll between…
