(The Guardian) Eric Adams announces NYC mayor run as independent
New York City mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he would be leaving the Democratic party and would instead run for re-election as an independent.
Adams’s decision, which he announced in a six-minute video on Thursday, comes after the dismissal of the federal corruption indictment against him.
“I have always put New York’s people before politics and party – and I always will. I am running for mayor in the general election because our city needs independent leadership that understands working people,” Adams said amid record-low approval ratings.
“There isn’t a liberal or conservative way to fix New York. There is a right way and a wrong way and true leaders don’t just know the right path, they have the guts to take it,” he added.
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New York City mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he would be leaving the Democratic party and would instead run for re-election as an independent.
Adams’s decision, which he announced in a six-minute video on Thursday, comes after the dismissal of the federal corruption indictment against him.
“I have always put New York’s people before politics and party – and I always will. I am running for mayor in the general election because our city needs independent leadership that understands working people,” Adams said amid record-low approval ratings.
“There isn’t a liberal or conservative way to fix New York. There is a right way and a wrong way and true leaders don’t just know the right path, they have the guts to take it,” he added.
Eric Adams announces run for New York City mayor as independent
Democratic mayor says he will not run in party primary for re-election amid record-low approval rating
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