{"id":2419446,"date":"2025-04-03T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-ditches-the-democratic-party-for-re-election-effort\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:11:59","slug":"new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-ditches-the-democratic-party-for-re-election-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-ditches-the-democratic-party-for-re-election-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Eric Adams Ditches the Democratic Party for Re-Election Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-ditches-the-democratic-party-for-re-election-effort%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his decision too run for re-election as an self-reliant candidate rather than participating in the Democratic primary. This announcement came shortly after the dismissal of corruption charges against him, which were previously filed by the Department of Justice. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgess-owens-refuses-debate-moderated-by-racist-salt-lake-tribune-journos\/\" title=\"Burgess Owens Refuses Debate Moderated by &quot;Racist&quot; Salt Lake Tribune Journos\">video statement shared<\/a> on X, Adams explained that the lengthy legal process hindered his ability to campaign effectively within the Democratic party. he expressed a commitment to seeking independent leadership that reflects the views of the majority of New Yorkers, rather than being influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">extreme political factions<\/a>. Adams also acknowledged the mistrust the accusations may have caused and expressed regret for trusting the wrong peopel. He emphasized that he remains a Democrat but believes the party has strayed from its foundational support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-politicians-set-for-2000-pay-rise-while-new-taxes-loom\/\" title=\"British Politicians Set for 2,000 Pay Rise While New Taxes Loom\">working-class individuals<\/a>. Additionally, he plans to directly appeal to New Yorkers in the general election while criticizing his primary opponents, notably former Governor Andrew Cuomo, regarding issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perino-breaks-down-over-bail-reform-tragedy-dont-think-ive-ever-cried-on-tv\/\" title=\"Perino Breaks Down Over \u2018Bail Reform\u2019 Tragedy: \u2018Don\u2019t Think I\u2019ve Ever Cried On TV\u2019\">bail reform<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he will seek re-election, but not as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Adams announced his plans in a video on X that was released one day after corruption charges filed against him by the Biden-era Department of Justice, which were not pursued by the Trump administration, were formally dropped, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/03\/nyregion\/eric-adams-independent-mayor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The June Democratic primary includes at least nine candidates, including former New York Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-ny-governor-andrew-cuomo-referred-department-justice-criminal-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/04\/03\/eric-adams-reelection-nyc-mayor-independent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1907746357781107095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video on X<\/a>, Adams said the charges against him made it necessary to take an uncharted course for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More than 25,000 New Yorkers signed my Democratic primary petition, but the dismissal of the bogus case against me dragged on too long, making it impossible to mount a primary campaign while these false accusations were held over me,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;m not a quitter. I&rsquo;m a New Yorker,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that is why today, although I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forgo the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent candidate in the general election,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tq4EZY5hxy\">pic.twitter.com\/tq4EZY5hxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1907746357781107095?\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eric-adams-ruthlessly-heckled-press-conference-not-black-thing-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams<\/a> said he can deliver what New York City needs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I firmly believe that this city is better served by truly independent leadership, not leaders pulled at by the extremists on the far left or the far right, but instead those rooted in the common middle &mdash; the place where the vast majority of New Yorkers are firmly planted,&rdquo; Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that the accusations leveled against me may have shaken your confidence in me and that you may rightly have questions about my conduct,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Let me be clear, although the charges against me were false, I trusted people I should not have, and I regret that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams has said in the past that he is not in the mold of a traditional New York City liberal Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People often say, &lsquo;You don&rsquo;t sound like a Democrat. You seem to have left the party,&rsquo;&rdquo; Adams told Tucker Carlson, in January, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/03\/nyregion\/eric-adams-independent-mayor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. &ldquo;No, the party left me, and it left working-class people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m in the race to the end. I&rsquo;m not running on the Democratic line. It&rsquo;s just not realistic to turn around my numbers and to run a good campaign (from) where we are right now,&rdquo; Adams said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/03\/eric-adams-reelection-independent-00267865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indicted-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-fires-back-no-show-congresswoman-aoc-dem-infighting-goes-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come out swinging<\/a> against Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look at bail reform &mdash; that&rsquo;s Andrew,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;He can&rsquo;t say, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m going to save the city from the far left&rsquo; when he surrendered to the far left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo has defended the practice of releasing suspects without requiring bail.<\/p>\n<p data-content-child-index=\"0-3\">&ldquo;Bail reform righted a terrible social wrong. We were putting people in Rikers, in jail, who hadn&rsquo;t been found guilty of anything, just because they couldn&rsquo;t make bail,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It shouldn&rsquo;t be that because you&rsquo;re wealthy, then you can make bail and you&rsquo;re released, but if you can&rsquo;t make bail, then you stay in jail even though you haven&rsquo;t been found guilty of anything yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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