“Look at bail reform — that’s Andrew,” Adams said. “He can’t say, ‘I’m going to save the city from the far left’ when he surrendered to the far left.”
Cuomo defended his position on bail reform, stating, “Bail reform righted a terrible social wrong… It shouldn’t be that because you’re wealthy, then you can make bail… but if you can’t make bail, then you stay in jail even though you haven’t been found guilty of anything yet.”
Polls Show Adams Struggling
Adams faces an uphill battle. A March Quinnipiac Poll found just 20% of voters approved of his job performance, with 67% disapproving.
He believes that his low approval rating is the result of the legal fights he has been experiencing for months.
He is also counting on New York City’s recent shifts to the right last November, with Trump gaining 95,000 votes and the Democrats losing a half million voters in the 2024 Election cycle.
Despite the numbers, Adams remains confident:
“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—the place where the vast majority of New Yorkers are firmly planted.”
Links and References
- Politico: Adams announces independent bid
- New York Times: Adams forgoes Democratic primary
- Quinnipiac Poll
- Government Gangsters
