Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-drops-out-mayoral-race-new-york-city-rcna229436

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Hegar@fedia.io · 142 pts · 337d (1 reply)

Adams’ name will still be on ballots this fall, since he exited the race after a deadline to print them.

That's funny. Every vote for Adams will be a mistake, as was always the case.

I imagine that he's currently having a cry about what stephen miller's wife's bagman has told him the regime wants him to do next.

krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 337d

What a poopy doodoohead

sploosh@lemmy.world · 105 pts · 337d (2 replies)

So Trump's giving him a job?

notsure@fedia.io · 86 pts · 337d (1 reply)

...now it is David vs Goliath...I hope Zohran wipes the floor with Cuomo...

mcv@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 336d

He's done it once before.

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 57 pts · 337d

Good fucking riddance

jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 55 pts · 337d (3 replies)

On the one hand, fuck adams. On the other, I appreciated him splitting the idiot and asshole votes between him and cuomo.

Tujio@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 337d (1 reply)

His name will still be on the ballot, so he'll probably leach some of the idiot vote, still.

Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 337d

Don't fret, there's still venn diagram overlap with idiot AND asshole.

Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 337d

This is the only reason I'm a bit upset he dropped out.

DaMummy@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 337d (3 replies)

Oh oh. It's happening. They're consolidating. Expect a huge October surprise. And if nothing else works, Kirking the leading candidate.

SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 28 pts · 337d (1 reply)

Geez, and here I thought I was being pessimistic. Thanks for the new verb, tho!

DaMummy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 337d

You either laugh, or you cry. And I'm getting real tired of crying for two years, the constant panic attacks, and heart attacks at night.

dickalan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d

Doing Security Work my coworker asked if I Charlie Kirked the homeless man I removed from property. This was like a day after it happened, fucking hilarious

Atropos@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 337d

Hahaha, get fucked you corrupt trash can of a person

SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 32 pts · 337d

The only problem I have with this is that he was providing some (admittedly minimal) dilution to the Cuomo opposition. Now Cuomo can market his gain as "increasing support" for his policies.

In the end I don't think it will matter, but we still are yet to hit the usual "October surprise" period so I don't like to get cocky.

pyre@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 337d

"the price is finally right", said Adams, probably.

Deflated0ne@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 336d (2 replies)

Last gasp push to consolidate the Cuomo vote?

I hope Mamdani enjoys his new job.

HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 336d

I feel he would need 24/7 security though.

bunjiman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 336d

It's too late for Adams to be removed from the ballot lol

inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 337d

Good, fuck that Republican.

TheCelticPirate@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 337d

The check cleared.

Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 337d

Rip bozo

notannpc@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 337d

He should go to prison where he belongs anyway.

Zerlyna@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 337d

Yessss

blave@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 337d (4 replies)

Now, watch him endorse Sliwa instead of Mamdami. What a scumbag.

chilicheeselies@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 337d (3 replies)

Mamdani and Sliwa are the only two adults in the race.

blave@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 337d (2 replies)

I suppose Sliwa is “technically” an adult, but so am I. That doesn’t qualify me to be mayor of New York City.

xyzzy@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 337d (1 reply)
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blave@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 337d

And I’m sure you would too. But that doesn’t make either of us qualified to be New York City mayor, either.

In fact, I know well enough that I would never ever want that job. It obviously is a fucking nightmare.

peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 336d (1 reply)

Press full flush, shit be gone

SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 336d

Flush twice, that was a big nasty one that fouled the bowl.

Dionysus@leminal.space · 12 pts · 337d (2 replies)

So Trump is giving him Ambassador to Turkey I hear.

stringere@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 336d
rumba@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 336d

NatGuard in NYC in 3..2..

GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 336d (2 replies)

They'd have to consolidate all other votes behind Cuomo to even have a chance, looking at the latest polling.

buddascrayon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 336d (1 reply)

LoL, that's assuming the people who were going to vote for Adams are going to vote for Cuomo and not Sliwa. Adam's was saved from prosecution by Trump and had his endorsement. No liberal worth anything would have been planning yo vote for him.

GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 336d

I'm not saying it's likely by any means - quite the opposite. Managing to gather the voters of all those other candidates under one banner is probably not going to happen

Draegur@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 337d

Yeah it's about time this ratfuck scumbag fuck off back to the cesspit he crawled out of.

SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 336d (1 reply)

How did he drop "out"? Did he have some in his pocket, went the get his keys, and the whole shebang just fell at once? That's rough, man

ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 336d

He finally tuned in and turned on.

xyzzy@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 337d
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 337d