{"id":2501568,"date":"2025-10-21T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-post-calls-on-gop-mayoral-candidate-to-drop-out-to-save-nyc-from-socialist-mamdani\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:22:37","slug":"new-york-post-calls-on-gop-mayoral-candidate-to-drop-out-to-save-nyc-from-socialist-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-post-calls-on-gop-mayoral-candidate-to-drop-out-to-save-nyc-from-socialist-mamdani\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Post Calls on GOP Mayoral Candidate to Drop Out to Save NYC from Socialist Mamdani"},"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\">34<\/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-post-calls-on-gop-mayoral-candidate-to-drop-out-to-save-nyc-from-socialist-mamdani%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=2501568&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>The article discusses the New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-hospitalized-after-abdominal-pain-cancels-mayoral-race-events\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Hospitalized After Abdominal Pain, Cancels Mayoral ... Events\">mayoral race<\/a>, focusing on the New York Post editorial board&#8217;s recent call for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to withdraw to prevent the socialist Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, from winning.The editorial suggests that Sliwa&#8217;s exit coudl help former Democratic governor Andrew cuomo consolidate votes and thus better challenge Mamdani,whom the Post describes as a risky threat to the city&#8217;s economy and well-being. While acknowledging Cuomo&#8217;s controversial record, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Post views Mamdani&#8217;s potential administration as posing an even greater risk, warning of severe socialist policies that could harm all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>The call for Sliwa to quit has sparked backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, with many arguing that Sliwa&#8217;s supporters would not transfer their votes to Cuomo and that pushing Cuomo out might be a wiser strategy. The article notes the tension among GOP leaders and voters, highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strategic dilemma faced<\/a> by Republicans in a city where a Republican candidate is unlikely to win but splitting the vote could worsen outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the piece frames the mayoral race as critical, equating Mamdani&#8217;s threat to the dark lord Sauron from &#8220;The Lord of the Rings,&#8221; and emphasizes the need for unity among opposition forces to prevent what it describes as a disastrous socialist takeover of New York City.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do we let them stand alone?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In &ldquo;The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers&rdquo; (2002), the Elven ruler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0167261\/characters\/nm0000949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galadriel<\/a> asked that very question about the people of Middle-earth left behind to fight the evil dark lord <a href=\"https:\/\/lotr.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sauron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sauron<\/a>. The question now seems pertinent to the New York City mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/20\/opinion\/swallow-the-bitter-pill-curtis-sliwa-quit-the-race-to-stop-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> editorial board reluctantly urged Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-seems-to-care-democratic-nyc-mayoral-nominee-eric-adams-rips-cuomos-plan-to-stop-gun-violence-without-addressing-gangs\/\" title=\"\u2018No One Seems To Care\u2019: Democratic NYC Mayoral Nominee Eric Adams Rips ...\u2019s Plan To Stop Gun Violence Without Addressing Gangs\">mayoral nominee<\/a> Curtis Sliwa to withdraw from the race, thereby (hopefully) clearing the way for fellow mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, New York state&rsquo;s former Democrat governor, to defeat the heavily favored Democrat mayoral nominee, socialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-explains-mamdani-one-best-things-ever-happen-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It burns to write this,&rdquo; the Post&rsquo;s editorial began, &ldquo;but: It&rsquo;s time for Curtis Sliwa to face reality, and admit that the city&rsquo;s best hope to avoid the disaster of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty is for him to drop out of the race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As a Republican, of course, Sliwa has no realistic chance of winning New York City&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length); 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The editors also noted several positive aspects about Sliwa&rsquo;s campaign while at the same time suggesting that the New York GOP should have found a better candidate, in which case they could have called for Cuomo to withdraw instead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the fact remains that Mamdani is poised to win and do major, <em>deadly<\/em> damage to the lives of all New Yorkers: He must be stopped,&rdquo; the editors wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tuesday&rsquo;s Post cover turned up the heat on Sliwa by begging him to &ldquo;Just Walk Away.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s cover: Pressure for Curtis Sliwa to ditch NYC mayoral race reaches fever pitch as his boss, GOP bigwig John Catsimatidis calls on him to drop out,&rdquo; the Post wrote on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today&rsquo;s cover: Pressure for Curtis Sliwa to ditch NYC mayoral race reaches fever pitch as his boss, GOP bigwig John Catsimatidis calls on him to drop out <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s8XiIQZwcb\">https:\/\/t.co\/s8XiIQZwcb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/giBbroV605\">pic.twitter.com\/giBbroV605<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1980590307348472089?\">October 21, 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\/cuomos-comeback-hopes-shattered-bombshell-report-reveals-new-numbers-nursing-home-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuomo<\/a>, of course, did his  of &ldquo;deadly&rdquo; damage to New Yorkers during the COVID scare. Ask the family members of nursing home residents who lost their lives due to Cuomo&rsquo;s misguided policies.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, many X users denounced the Post for what they regarded as a foolish move in calling for Sliwa&rsquo;s withdrawal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anyone voting for Sliwa is not going to suddenly vote for Cuomo if Sliwa drops out.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy to.force him out is actually stupid.<\/p>\n<p>The far better play is to force Cuomo out and ask everyone to vote Sliwa.<\/p>\n<p>Y&rsquo;all are making a huge strategic mistake&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sanguine Agnostic &#129689; &#127482;&#127480; (@BundaBoy123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BundaBoy123\/status\/1980597180634480849?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s sad that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?\">@nypost<\/a> would make this decision. Asking Sliwa to dropout not only impacts the mayoral race, but it depresses turnout for down ballot races. Republicans are on the cusp of winning multiple council seats and a seat on the court, but this would torpedo all of&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Obama&rsquo;s Gate (@TheBidenGarage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBidenGarage\/status\/1980636135882686673?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The &ldquo;GOP bigwigs&rdquo; should read the room on X. Curtis is loved. Cuomo is the most universally despised politician in our lifetimes. Vote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisSliwa?\">@CurtisSliwa<\/a> to save NYC!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RealAndFabulous (@LoneStarRazor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoneStarRazor\/status\/1980653974215926069?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From a national perspective, one might feel tempted to leave New Yorkers to their fate. &ldquo;If they want a socialist,&rdquo; one might say, &ldquo;let them have a socialist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is a problem, however, with that way of thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Establishment Democrats like Cuomo deserve neither praise nor support. They long ago fused wokeness with authoritarianism. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-socialist-mamdani-blasts-andrew-cuomo-not-visiting-enough-mosques-trainwreck-mayoral-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> would do likewise.<\/p>\n<p>To that hideous combination, however, the Democrats&rsquo; mayoral nominee would add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/experts-warn-impending-disaster-zohran-mamdani-cause-new-york-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catastrophic socialist economic policies<\/a>. America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-before-election\/\" title=\"U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election\">largest city<\/a> would see its economy collapse. All New Yorkers would suffer, including Republicans who, for whatever reason, do not have the option of fleeing the city.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, believers in local self-government should think twice before advising New Yorkers on whom to choose as their mayor. But this race is different.<\/p>\n<p>In short, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-seen-beaming-picture-wtc-bombing-conspirator-terrorist-apologist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> administration would crush innocent New Yorkers who do not deserve to suffer. Whether or not the Post had it right in calling on Sliwa to withdraw, I cannot say. But I certainly would support any peaceful strategy that would prevent our New York GOP friends from standing alone to face the Sauron-level threat of Mamdani.<\/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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