Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa has reduce a brand new advert that includes a outstanding conservative metropolis Democratic lawmaker who’s breaking occasion strains to again his candidacy.
“I’m a Democrat – however I’m fed up,” Queens Councilman Robert Holden says within the marketing campaign spot — whereas decrying “corruption” and “scandals” as ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s picture seems throughout the display screen.
Cuomo — a Dem who resigned as governor beneath the specter of impeachment over sexual-misconduct accusations he denies — is working for New York Metropolis mayor on an unbiased “Battle and Ship” poll line after shedding the Democratic major to socialist Zohran Mamdani.
“And now socialism,” Holden provides within the advert as Mamdani’s picture seems within the 30-second spot, which can air on broadcast and cable TV and on-line and social-media platforms.
“You deserve higher,” Holden tells voters. “New York wants somebody centered on affordability, security and sanity. We’d like Curtis Sliwa.”
Sliwa is working third within the polls, trailing front-runner Mamdani and Cuomo.
The Guardian Angels founder has struggled to seize assist from metropolis Democrats, who outnumber Republicans 6-1 in blue New York.
A latest Fox Information survey discovered that Sliwa is capturing solely 2% assist from Democrats.
Holden is just not the standard Democrat, having run with Republican Celebration backing and cross-endorsed different Republicans, together with GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin over Democrat Kathy Hochul in 2022.
As for Cuomo adverts, his marketing campaign lately dropped a spot calling Mamdani “Invoice de Blasio 2.0” — referring to the lefty former mayor whom Cuomo usually feuded with when he was governor.
“Zohran Mamdani would freeze the lease for under 25 p.c of New Yorkers whereas elevating it for everybody else. Sound acquainted? It’s! De Blasio tried and failed earlier than,” says the narrator within the 30-second Cuomo spot.
The advert refers to Mamdani saying he would push the town’s Lease Pointers Board to freeze rents on about 1 million rent-stabilized flats.
“The selection is easy — Mamdani and de Blasio freeze the lease for a number of. Cuomo — decrease the lease for all,” the advert says.
9 days of early voting kicks off Saturday forward of the Nov.4 Election Day.
The ultimate mayoral debate will probably be hosted by NY1 on Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m.
