"in 2013 (after a hard-fought Democratic primary) and in 2017, De Blasio trounced his Republican opponents. This year's frontrunner, the Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, can't breathe so easy, even if he does enjoy a hefty lead in the polls against Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and scandal-plagued incumbent Eric Adams - not when the Trump administration is throwing its weight around to push Adams and Sliwa out and force a two-man race."
"I think about his trajectory from the primary until now, because the primary is always a measure of just Democratic voters, so it's a smaller universe, and he ended up low, mid-forties there. And then of course with the fuller distribution, even higher. But to convert that now to, give or take 45 percent of the overall city electorate - independents, Republicans, minor parties, everybody - that's a major achievement, to basically take his primary performance and now superimpose it on the general election electorate."
Bill de Blasio endorses Zohran Mamdani and highlights shared priorities such as affordability while praising Mamdani's political talent. Polling shows Mamdani with mid-forties support citywide, Cuomo in the mid-twenties, and Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams trailing. De Blasio emphasizes that breaking 50 percent would guarantee victory and frames the conversion of primary support into broad electorate backing as a significant achievement. The Trump administration's efforts to alter the field could force a two-candidate race and reshape outcomes. Chuck Schumer's refusal to endorse remains a notable political detail in the race.
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