GOP candidate in the NYC mayor race, Curtis Sliwa, has said that he will not be dropping out under any circumstances. The comments come after there has been public pressure from GOP political figures for him to drop out, making the race only between former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani.
“So, let’s be very clear: I am not dropping out, under no circumstances,” the GOP nominee for mayor said on Tuesday. “I’ve already been offered money to drop out, I said no.” Influential Republican John Catsimatidis also issued a plea for Sliwa to drop out of the race and get behind Cuomo, who polls show has a shot of beating Mamdani if all other candidates drop out.
This comes after there have been calls for months from more moderate voices to coalesce behind one candidate that will defeat Mamdani, who was able to best Cuomo in the Democrat mayoral primary earlier this year.
