Democrats in this deep-blue city will decide who wins the election for mayor in three weeks.

And Democrat Eric Adams is very heavily favored over Republican Curtis Sliwa.

What You Need To Know

  • City's Democratic majority means Eric Adams is the likely next mayor, but a landslide victory would send bigger message
  • Last two GOP candidates for mayor got less than 30% of vote in general elections

  • Republican Curtis Sliwa courting every vote against heavily favored Democrat Adams

With that in mind, however, Sliwa held an event Tuesday billed as a “Democrats for Curtis Sliwa” rally.

The Guardian Angels founder is pulling for every vote he can get.

“In the streets, in the public housing projects, in the subways, you know me,” Sliwa said. “And this is a predominantly Democratic city, and that’s where our supporters come.”
The rally wasn’t well attended.

And the first Democrat to speak in support of Sliwa was his sister.

Later in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Adams dismissed Sliwa’s attempt at courting Democrats.

“The three Democrats that are for Curtis Sliwa should know there are hundreds of thousands of Democrats that are for Eric Adams,” he said.

In the city, there are nearly seven registered Democrats for every one registered Republican.

Seeing as Adams’ path to victory is clearer than Sliwa’s, NY1 asked Adams if he believes he needs to win by a landslide to have a mandate.

He said he believed only pundits care about the margin.

“That’s inside – oh, he has a landslide or he’s not, you know,” he said. “What I need to do is to become mayor, so I can have a slide in crime, a slide in the failure of people not being educated, a slide in the failing healthcare system. And so the goal is for me to get there and implement this 35-year-plus vision.”

In 2017, Mayor de Blasio won with 66% of the vote over Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

In 2013, de Blasio won with 73% of the vote over Republican Joe Lhota.

Adams said Tuesday, “If it’s 51% or if it’s 75%, it doesn’t matter, the only goal I have is that at the end of this, that people say ‘mayor.’”

He added, “No one cares if the Yankees win by one run or 20 runs. A win is a win.”

Adams’ general election campaign schedule – at least when it comes to public events, thus far – has been less rigorous than his primary election push.

The Brooklyn borough president visited an urban farm to spotlight the need for fresh produce in food deserts.

“Our children are growing up believing ketchup is a vegetable. We need to change this mindset,” he said.

The Democrat has been insisting he’s still grinding, regardless of his chances at election.

“I am working as hard as I did in the primary. I’m up at 5, I’m meditating by 5:30, I’m exercising by 6, I’m juicing by 6:30. I’m doing the same thing.”