"A Mack truck hits me and I get turned into a speed bump, and they can't recover me in the ICU. That's the only way, Sliwa told amNewYork in an interview. For him, it comes down to principle. I believe the people have a right to vote and determine who the next mayor is, the Guardian Angels founder added. They don't get picked by billionaires or the professional political class. That's not how our elections work."
"Sliwa's comments show that he remains defiant amid mounting pressure on him to exit the mayor's race, following Mayor Eric Adams ending his own ill-fated reelection campaign on Sunday. In many respects, as he told amNewYork, he has little reason to quit the race now given that there are just 35 days until the Nov. 4 general election, he is the Republican nominee, and he has raised millions of dollars from New Yorkers."
Curtis Sliwa insists he will remain in the New York City mayoral race unless physically unable to continue, citing a vivid hypothetical death as the only exit. He frames his stance as a matter of principle, asserting that voters, not billionaires or the political class, should choose the next mayor. Sliwa faces pressure to withdraw after Mayor Eric Adams ended his reelection bid and amid calls from Andrew Cuomo and others to boost Cuomo's chances against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Sliwa polls in the mid-teens, has raised millions, and rejects being labeled a spoiler.
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