{"id":2503243,"date":"2025-10-26T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sliwa-says-other-than-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T16:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T20:05:21","slug":"sliwa-says-other-than-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sliwa-says-other-than-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sliwa says other than Cuomo, Mamdani worst NYC mayoral candidate"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsliwa-says-other-than-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate%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=2503243&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 mayoral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">candidate<\/a> Curtis Sliwa, a Republican, criticized both former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling mamdani the worst mayoral candidate alongside Cuomo and former Mayor Bill de Blasio. Sliwa also denounced Ydanis rodriguez, the city&#8217;s Department of Transportation commissioner, for supporting Mamdani. Despite ideological similarities with Cuomo, Sliwa has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expressed strong disdain<\/a> for him throughout the campaign and accused Cuomo of running a weak and damaging autonomous campaign that ultimately helps Mamdani.Sliwa has resisted calls from other Republicans to drop out, even as early voting begins, believing that quitting now woudl not be helpful since manny ballots are already cast. Mamdani is currently favored to win, and Cuomo is seen as the main challenger to Mamdani, though some former Cuomo supporters express pessimism about his chances.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sliwa says other than Cuomo, Mamdani worst NYC mayoral candidate ever<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382987\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City mayoral candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3855880\/sliwa-santos-trump-commute-sentence-cellmates-adams\/\">Curtis Sliwa<\/a> signaled a preference for socialist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani <\/a>over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa, the Republican in the race, said Sunday that Mamdani, the Democrat, is the worst mayoral candidate &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve ever had&rdquo; after former Mayor Bill de Blasio and Cuomo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864103\/cpac-event-latino-voters-virginia-2025-elections\/\">CPAC holds event targeting Latino voters in Virginia weeks before 2025 elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3864174\/young-adults-not-confident-2026-election-fairness-poll\/\">Young adults not confident in 2026 election fairness: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864108\/trump-sherill-double-energy-bills-ciattarelli-nj-voters\/\">Trump warns Sherill will &#8216;double your energy bills&#8217; in pitching Ciattarelli to New Jersey voters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Ydanis Rodriguez is the worst DOT commissioner we&rsquo;ve ever had, so it&rsquo;s no surprise he&rsquo;s backing the worst mayoral candidate we&rsquo;ve ever had (after Bill de Blasio and Andy Cuomo of course),&rdquo; he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vote for me and I&rsquo;ll clean up DOT and this city by putting real professionals in charge who will actually do the job, not push an agenda,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa is running for mayor against Mamdani, who is favored to win, and against centrist independent candidate Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Republican has shown clear disdain for Cuomo throughout the campaign, even though the former New York <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\">governor<\/a> is ideologically closest to him. His dislike for Cuomo has extended to his efforts to get Sliwa out of the race to consolidate the anti-Mamdani vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cuomo resigned in disgrace to avoid impeachment, already lost to Mamdani, bombed both debates, and then ran out of the building without speaking to his tiny group of supporters or the press. He is not campaigning,&rdquo; Sliwa wrote in a post on X earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is gaslighting with fake polls for a redemption tour nobody asked for. His time has passed. His run as an independent is only hurting New York and helping Mamdani. The architect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">city&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s destruction is not fooling anyone,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC ...al ...s Ramp Up Fighting a Month Before Primary\">mayoral debate<\/a>, Sliwa shared an amusing moment with Mamdani. Mamdani said he would rank Sliwa second on his ballot if the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\">general election<\/a> were ranked choice.<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa laughed it off, saying, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be glazing me here, Zohran,&rdquo; to raucous laughter.<\/p>\n<p>He responded that he would only rank himself. <\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s been speculation that Sliwa is only hurting Cuomo&rsquo;s chances. Cuomo has said anyone who votes for Sliwa &ldquo;may as well vote for Zohran Mamdani directly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans have even pressed for Sliwa to drop out of the race, but he has resisted. With early voting starting on Saturday, any effort by Sliwa to leave the race would come after ballots have been cast for him.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo is viewed as the candidate with the best chance to beat Mamdani. Former New York Sen. Alfonse D&rsquo;Amato, a former Cuomo supporter, isn&rsquo;t optimistic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3855880\/sliwa-santos-trump-commute-sentence-cellmates-adams\/\">SLIWA SLAMS SANTOS&rsquo;S TRUMP-COMMUTED SENTENCE, DREAMED OF HIM &lsquo;BEING CELLMATES&rsquo; WITH ADAMS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is over,&rdquo; D&rsquo;Amato told the <em>New York Times<\/em>, adding that Cuomo &ldquo;has not done anything to attract them, and you got this other jackass running on the Republican line. The hard cores will stay with him. It&rsquo;s hopeless.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Sliwa and Mamdani campaigns for comment but received no response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sliwa calls Mamdani worst NYC mayor after Cuomo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2503244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sliwa-mamdani-cuomo.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3714,56552,56880,58766],"class_list":["post-2503243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cuomo","tag-mamdani","tag-nyc-mayoral-candidates","tag-sliwa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sliwa-mamdani-cuomo.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503243","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=2503243"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503247,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503243\/revisions\/2503247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}