{"id":2492307,"date":"2025-09-29T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-bows-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race-in-bid-to-thwart-mamdani-denounces-anti-american-violence\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T08:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:58:05","slug":"eric-adams-bows-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race-in-bid-to-thwart-mamdani-denounces-anti-american-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-bows-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race-in-bid-to-thwart-mamdani-denounces-anti-american-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams Bows Out of NYC Mayoral Race in Bid to Thwart Mamdani, Denounces Anti-American Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Feric-adams-bows-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race-in-bid-to-thwart-mamdani-denounces-anti-american-violence%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=2492307&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 has ended his campaign for a second term amid increasing pressure to withdraw in order to prevent Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani from winning. Polling in fourth place, Adams conceded that he could not continue and expressed his commitment to continue serving the city outside of the mayoral race. he criticized rising political extremism and warned against radical changes that could disrupt the city&#8217;s established systems, indirectly targeting Mamdani&#8217;s proposed policies.Meanwhile, former Governor Andrew Cuomo and others have urged Republican Curtis sliwa to drop out as well to consolidate votes against Mamdani, who proposes significant new social programs. Cuomo argued that Mamdani is not favored by the majority and that vote splitting among opponents could allow Mamdani to win. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-energy-cuomo-does-not-have-a-case-to-stay-in-nyc-race-joe-concha-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018No energy\u2019 ... does not have a case to stay in NYC race: Joe Concha - Washington Examiner\">race remains contested<\/a>, with notable political figures advocating for strategic withdrawals to strengthen opposition to Mamdani.  <\/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 has abandoned his quest for a second term after weeks of pressure to drop out in hopes that someone can stop Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani from winning.<\/p>\n<p>Until Sunday, it had been a question of whether Adams, polling fourth, would drop out to help the candidacies of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/28\/us-news\/eric-adams-drops-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race-amid-increasing-pressure-i-know-i-cannot-continue-my-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been an honor to be your mayor,&rdquo; Adams said, later admitting, &ldquo;I know I cannot continue my campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to be clear, although this is the end of my campaign, this will not be the end of my public service,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;I will keep fighting for the city, no matter what &hellip; because I am a New Yorker and fighting for our city is just what I do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams named no names, but issued a warning.<\/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);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Only in America. Only in New York.<br \/> Thank you for making my story a reality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/efHuyBnITJ\">pic.twitter.com\/efHuyBnITJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1972348511892262962?\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Extremism is growing in our politics,&rdquo; he said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/28\/us-news\/eric-adams-rips-political-extremism-as-he-drops-out-of-nyc-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post.<\/a> &ldquo;Our children are being radicalized to hate our city and our country. Political anger is turning into political violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too often, these forces use local government to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >advance divisive agendas<\/a> with little regard for how it hurts everyday New Yorkers,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>With a dig at Mamdani, he said, &ldquo;Major change is welcome and necessary, but beware of those who claim the answer to destroy the very system we built together over generations. That is not change. That is chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I urge New Yorkers to choose leaders not by what they promised, but by what they have delivered,&rdquo; Adams said<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani has proposed about $9 billion in new programs &mdash; including free childcare, free bus rides, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grocer-offers-one-of-his-locations-to-test-government-run-store-plan-but-his-one-condition-could-kill-the-deal\/\" title=\"Grocer Offers One of His Locations to Test Government-Run Store Plan - But His One Condition Could Kill the Deal\">city-run grocery stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo and others have been encouraging Sliwa to drop out, as well, but he has refused, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/28\/nyregion\/adams-mayor-drops-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo said Mamdani is trying to hide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Mamdani&rsquo;s fear is a one-on-one race with me. Why? Because the majority of New Yorkers oppose him and the only way he wins is by splitting that vote. And I&rsquo;m telling you, the more New Yorkers find out who he is, the less support he&rsquo;s going to have,&rdquo; Cuomo has said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/mamdani-trump-debate-cuomo-nyc-mayors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo said Mamdani will win if voters who do not want him in office split their votes among three candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re not the strongest candidate, step aside,&rdquo; Cuomo said. &ldquo;It makes sense that when you get to a point when you can determine who is the strongest candidate, the other candidates defer to the stronger candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Mamdani is not supported by the majority of New Yorkers,&rdquo; Cuomo said. &ldquo;There have been 4,782 polls taken in this race, metaphorically. Every poll shows he&rsquo;s at about 40 percent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who has openly criticized Mamdani, has said he wants the campaign to be a one-on-one race, billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/04\/us-news\/trump-sets-deadline-to-thin-field-in-crowed-nyc-mayoral-race-hes-going-to-do-whatever-he-has-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/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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Until Sunday, it was uncertain if Adams, who was polling in fourth place, would step aside to support former Governor Andrew Cuomo or Republican Curtis Sliwa, according to the New York Post. Adams expressed gratitude for serving as mayor and acknowledged that he could no longer continue his campaign. He emphasized that although his campaign is over, his commitment to public service remains strong and he will keep advocating for the city because he is a dedicated New Yorker. Without naming anyone specifically, Adams issued a cautionary message about rising extremism in politics and its impact on the community.<\/p>\n<p>Adams criticized those promoting radical change that threatens established systems built over generations, warning that such disruption leads to chaos rather than progress. He urged voters to choose leaders based on their track record rather than promises alone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cuomo and others have encouraged Sliwa to drop out as well; however, Sliwa has declined. Cuomo accused Mamdani of avoiding direct competition with him because most New Yorkers oppose Mamdani&#8217;s platform and believe Mamdani&#8217;s only path to victory is by splitting votes among multiple candidates. Cuomo argued that weaker candidates should step aside once it becomes clear who the strongest contender is.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has also criticized Mamdani and reportedly prefers a head-to-head race between fewer candidates.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: After facing mounting pressure aimed at preventing Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s win, Mayor Eric Adams has withdrawn from the mayoral race but vows continued dedication to serving New York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2492308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Eric-Adams.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64242,36661,56552,41802],"class_list":["post-2492307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-american-violence","tag-eric-adams","tag-mamdani","tag-nyc-mayoral-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Eric-Adams.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492312,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492307\/revisions\/2492312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}