In New York, a mayor's race takes shape that's all about Donald Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Competent management is the true ideology of New York City, and he's got a ton of credibility when it comes to that," said Errol Louis, a longtime chronicler of New York and the political anchor of Spectrum News NY1, where he hosts "Inside City Hall," a nightly prime-time show that focuses on New York politics. High-profile homicides in the city's subway system spiked last year, making residents' concerns about safety and crime another significant issue in the campaign.
48% : But the heavily Democratic enclave is also largely suspect of Trump, who won 30 percent of the vote here in November, a relatively high percentage but still a significant minority of the city.
41% : It's also been understood on a bipartisan basis for a very long time that the criminal prosecution power should not be used to advance nakedly political and personal agendas.
38% : " The federal judge overseeing the case appointed Paul Clement, a U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush who has typically represented conservative political causes in court, to advise him on the matter.
31% : But whoever eventually prevails, the New York race is also starting out as a choice between someone with a proven track record of fighting Trump and another who appears willing to compromise the city's independence to help the president deport large numbers of undocumented New Yorkers.
28% : If Adams's relationship to Trump is a political weakness, it is the opposite for Cuomo.
27% : Cuomo rose to national prominence through his daily news conferences during the early days of the covid-19 pandemic, when he challenged Trump over funding and other protocols related to the virus.
26% : Former governor Andrew M. Cuomo -- who navigated a difficult relationship with Trump during his last term, often challenging him during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic -- announced his run for mayor Saturday.
22% : When Trump's Justice Department moved earlier this year to drop criminal charges against Adams so he could better help the Trump administration with its mass deportation plans in New York, the decision ignited a week of extraordinary open conflict between career prosecutors and Trump appointees, and led to at least seven resignations among federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, who refused to carry out the order.
22% : " Politically, the move branded Adams as captured by Trump, torpedoed his already weakened candidacy and forced a legal crisis at the Department of Justice.
19% : Trump has attacked the city as an emblem of urban decay.

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