Curtis Sliwa told viewers on Newsmax that he’s the fighter New York needs, refusing to bow to back-room deals or pressure to step aside ahead of November — and he’s right to stand his ground when the alternative is handing a radical like Zohran Mamdani the keys to the city. Sliwa’s message is blunt and unapologetic: law and order, common-sense policies, and refusing to let New York be experimented on by left-wing ideologues.
Washington and Wall Street might prefer a neat consolidation behind a single anti-Mamdani candidate, but real patriots reject the idea that elections should be brokered by billionaires or political operatives. Sliwa has publicly pushed back against pressure — including entreaties linked to Trump and other power players — and made clear he won’t sell out his principles for a political shortcut. The ugly truth is that too many GOP insiders treat conservative voters like chess pieces instead of citizens.
Even Rudy Giuliani has weighed in, noting Sliwa’s toughness on crime and praising his seriousness on the issues, and reports indicate discussions about the race have reached the highest levels in Republican circles. Conservatives who care about the future of New York should welcome a man who actually walks the beat and remembers what happens when mayors ignore safety and order. Voters deserve crisp contrasts, not managed outcomes decided in boardrooms.
The polling reality is sobering: Zohran Mamdani has opened a substantial lead in many surveys, which is why the temptation to clear the field by fiat has become so strong among elites. But political math isn’t the only consideration — principle and accountability matter, and Sliwa’s refusal to be a pawn sends a message that conservatives will not be bullied into tactical capitulation. Those who want a healthy city should be asking why our side is so willing to compromise its own convictions.
Sliwa’s pitch is plain: take the fight to Mamdani on crime, housing, and the culture that’s hollowing out neighborhoods, and do it unapologetically. He’s the candidate who actually founded the Guardian Angels and whose career is built on standing up for everyday New Yorkers, not career politicians or left-wing ideologues promising more government control. If conservatives want results instead of rhetoric, they should back the man who has lived this fight.
The alternative — trimming conservative voices to meet the demands of donors and media favorites — is cowardice dressed up as strategy. Sliwa has even said he received offers and pressure to step aside, and he chose voters over pay-to-play politics; that’s the kind of backbone this city desperately needs. Hardworking Americans who love New York should rally behind someone who won’t be bought and won’t surrender the future of our streets.
This November is a crossroads: if conservatives sit quietly while elites arrange the outcome, New York will keep sliding toward the policies that created the crisis in the first place. Patriots who care about public safety, fiscal sanity, and civic order must not let the left’s experiment continue unchallenged — vote for the candidate who shows up, fights, and refuses to be corralled by power brokers. Stand with Sliwa, stand for the city, and let democracy be decided by voters, not by whispered deals.

