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Curtis Sliwa squared his jaw on Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight and made it plain: he’s not quitting the New York City mayoral race. The Republican firebrand argued that dropping out now would be a betrayal of the voters who turned out for him and would hand the city to a hard-left experiment masquerading as governance. Sliwa told viewers bluntly that he knows he can win because he’s on the streets talking to real New Yorkers.
Sliwa framed his candidacy squarely around law and order, calling out both Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani as the architects and apprentices of the city’s decline. He reminded audiences of Cuomo’s record and even accused him of deadly missteps during the COVID era — accusations Sliwa uses to highlight Cuomo’s lack of moral authority to lead the city out of crisis. That tough talk is exactly what many New Yorkers want to hear from someone promising to restore safety and common sense.
Pressure to step aside has been relentless, with GOP heavyweights and wealthy donors urging Sliwa to clear the field for Andrew Cuomo’s independent bid. Figures like John Catsimatidis publicly called on Sliwa to drop out, and reports say billionaires have even dangled money to make it happen — the same elites who tell working folks what’s best for them. Sliwa rejected those entreaties, rightly pointing out that patriotism and principle can’t be bought by backroom deals.
Polling math is messy, but the central fact is clear: Zohran Mamdani remains the progressive favorite and the prospect of vote-splitting worries moderates of every stripe. Some surveys suggest Cuomo closes the gap in a head-to-head if Sliwa exits, while aggregate polling still shows Mamdani with a lead — which is why this fight matters so much to the city’s future. Conservatives should not be naive: strategic calculations matter, but so does standing by your voters and your principles.
Sliwa’s pitch is old-school Republican muscle — grassroots organizing, door-to-door outreach, and a law-and-order message that resonates in neighborhoods drowning in crime and chaos. He invoked the memory of Rudy Giuliani and Pataki as reminders that New York can turn back from disaster if voters choose courage over complacency. That kind of energy scares the insiders and the permanent political class, which is precisely why they’re trying to squeeze him out.
Let’s be honest: calls for Sliwa to bow out are less about winning an election and more about elites trying to manage outcomes to their liking. Working Americans don’t want a political swap meet where billionaires pick the next mayor; they want someone who will fight for their streets, their schools, and their livelihoods. If conservatives abandon their nominee on the altar of expediency, we send a message that our votes are negotiable and our convictions are for sale.
This race isn’t over — and it shouldn’t be decided by press conferences and moneyed whispers in Manhattan boardrooms. With debates and early voting under way, New Yorkers will choose who they trust to fix their city, not who the elites prefer. If you care about law and order, fiscal sanity, and standing up to socialism in the streets, now is the time to get involved and let the people decide.
