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Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n
Photo Credit: Benny Polatseck\/Mayoral Photography Office<\/p>\n
Following a quiet weekend on the campaign trail, Mayor Eric Adams<\/a> on Monday again insisted that his reelection bid is full steam ahead, amid continued speculation that he may bow out of the race<\/a>.<\/p>\n Less than 50 days from the Nov. 4 election that will decide his fate, Adams was nowhere to be found over the weekend. While all of his opponents made various stops across the city<\/a>, Hizzoner kept out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n During various television and radio appearances on Sept. 22, the mayor attributed his completely blank campaign schedule to having to focus on his official duties.\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what\u2019s unique about them? They don\u2019t have day jobs. I have a day job,\u201d Adams said of his opponents during an interview Monday morning with conservative host Sid Rosenberg on WABC-AM radio. \u201cI have to run the most complex city in the entire country, if not the globe. And I have to stay focused on doing that. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m doing. I am straight ahead in the campaign. I\u2019m going to continue to run the city and run for re-election.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n However, Adams\u2019 official mayoral public schedule also had no events listed for either Saturday or Sunday.\n<\/p>\n Adams\u2019 campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro said the mayor had attended fundraisers and other smaller events over the weekend while keeping up with his official duties.\n<\/p>\n Hizzoner, who has been polling in last place in the four-candidate field<\/a>, was steadfast in maintaining during a series of TV and radio interviews on Monday morning that he has no intention of suspending his long-shot independent campaign<\/a>. He complained that the media continues to report on rumors that he is considering dropping out and taking a job in either President Trump\u2019s administration or the private sector, no matter how many times he has denied the chatter.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve made it clear, and it doesn\u2019t matter what I say, people are writing stories anyway,\u201d Adams told Rosenberg. \u201cI\u2019m focused on this race, and I\u2019m focused on running the city.\u201d<\/p>\n Adams further charged that the deluge of reports about his impending exit from the race has \u201cundermined\u201d his ability to fundraise, secure endorsements, and secure votes among his base. The rumors continued even after Adams called reporters to Gracie Mansion<\/a> on Sept. 5 to forcefully deny that he was speaking to Trump administration officials about taking a job inside the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or as ambassador to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the question was asked, I said no. They wrote it anyway,\u201d Adams said during the interview with Rosenberg. \u201cWhen the question was asked, \u2018Am I going to Saudi Arabia?\u2019 I said no.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has said that he wants the mayor\u2019s race to narrow down to one candidate who has the best chance of taking on Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and blocking the democratic socialist\u2019s path to City Hall. That candidate appears to be former Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, who has consistently been polling in second place to Mamdani.<\/p>\n In addition to Adams, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, who is polling in third place, has also faced pressure to end his bid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Eric Adams. 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