Eric Adams ditches Democratic primary, will run for reelection as independent

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

34% : Privately, some allies acknowledge he likely stands his best chance against democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, rather than moderate Andrew Cuomo.
33% : Nevertheless, Adams said he's sick of political extremes in both parties and believes this election will vindicate that perspective.
30% : Adams spoke optimistically of his plan, despite the enormous challenges: Persuading New Yorkers who typically pick Democrats to select a politically unaffiliated incumbent with a 20-percent approval rating, defending a record of criticizing his own party more than he has Trump, and running at a financial disadvantage after being denied more than $4 million in public matching funds.
27% : New Yorkers rejected Trump by a 68-30 margin, and are clamoring for someone to stand up to him, according to research shared by rival campaigns.
23% : Asked again, he underscored his own intent to appeal to working-class voters before pivoting to an unprompted critique of Democrats who compared Trump to Adolf Hitler.
16% : He said he has finger-wagged city commissioners who were "silent" on Biden's border policy but are quick to criticize Trump.
12% : " Asked whether Democrats can reclaim voters in the working class, the self-avowed blue-collar mayor lamented extreme views on both sides, noted Trump fairly won the election and decried "hypocrisy" among those disturbed by Trump pushing to drop his case, but not by Biden pardoning his son, Hunter.

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