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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
NYC Investor Seeks $25,000 Donors for an Anti-Mamdani Effort
Activist investor Ricky Sandler and real estate executive Marty Burger are calling donors to commit at least $25,000 to an effort opposing Zohran Mamdani's run for mayor of New York City. Eminence Capital 's Sandler and Burger, the former chief executive of Silverstein Properties, invited such potential donors to a call Monday with 'New Yorkers for a Better Future Mayor 25' — a new PAC dedicated to stopping candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, like Mamdani.


BBC News
24-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Cheshire devolution: Lib Dems criticise mayoral election delay
Opposition councillors in Cheshire have criticised the lack of transparency over a decision to delay the county's first mayoral election by a government agreed to a request from the Labour leaders of the three Cheshire councils of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Council, to push back the contest from 2026 to Democrat councillor Graham Gowland on Warrington Council said it was "unacceptable" the decision had been made "behind closed doors", and feared it could lead to the loss of a year's worth of devolution funding.A government spokesperson said the decision would not affect the creation of a new combined authority. The ministry of housing, communities and local government spokesperson said leaders of the councils had requested the delay to "simplify the elections process for voters and save taxpayers' money".The Conservative opposition on both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester councils had first called for the delay and welcomed the said there had been "no consultation with elected councillors, no engagement with opposition groups, and no public transparency" on the county will choose its first mayor to head a new combined authority consisting of the three councils, which is set to come into being at the beginning of said the delay to 2027 aligned with local elections in two areas of Cheshire, but Warrington's next local elections were not until said: "More concerning is the possibility that we now lose a full year of access to devolution funding—money that could be invested in vital transport, infrastructure and skills projects starting from June 2026. "Residents should not pay the price for a politically convenient delay." Read more stories from Cheshire on the BBC and follow BBC North West on X. For more local politics coverage, BBC Politics North West is on BBC One on Sunday at 10:00am and on BBC iPlayer.


Fox News
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Comedian Michael Rapaport mocks NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani as 'Zohran the moron'
Comedian and New York City resident Michael Rapaport gave democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a new nickname during his podcast on Tuesday. Rapaport called Mamdani "Zohran the Moron," pronouncing his first name so it rhymes with moron, and vowing that he would not leave his home city even if the democratic socialist candidate became mayor. "I've heard a lot of people say that if Zohran the Moron wins the election, you're going to leave New York. New Yorkers, if Zohran the Moron wins the election, don't go anywhere," he said, telling them not to let him run them out of their city. Mamdani's primary win has caused alarm among Jewish New Yorkers because of the candidate's rhetoric and stances surrounding Israel. During an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, Mamdani refused to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada." After receiving blowback for refusing to denounce the slogan, Mamdani reportedly told city business leaders that he would not use the phrase and would discourage others from doing so. Business leaders are also concerned about the candidate's democratic socialist policies, like his proposed rent freeze policy. Rapaport, a Jew who became an outspoken advocate for Israel following the Oct. 7 terror attack, urged fellow New Yorkers to "not let this terrorist supporter, socialist bulls--- artist run you out of your city." "He's not even from here," he continued. "Do not even think you're going to leave New York City if Zohran the Moron wins the election. I'm going nowhere." Mamdani, a Ugandan-born Muslim New York State Assemblyman from Queens, beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to become the Democratic Party's nominee for mayor. Rapaport noted that even though he'll take a financial hit if Mamdani wins and enacts his far-left policies, he will still stay in the city. "I'm never leaving New York for a Three-Card Monty playing bulls--- artist like you, Zohran the Moron," he said. "If this guy wins, we need to blame ourselves. We need to dust ourselves off and make New York great again." Rapaport has spoken out against the mayoral candidate since he won the Democratic primary race last month. In an interview with NewsNation earlier this month, the comedian lamented, "We are this close to having a person like that become mayor of what should be considered the greatest city in the world." "But the fact that this guy is even in contention is a slap in the face," he added. "Whether he wins or loses, it is a slap in the face." Mamdani didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.


Fox News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Poll Position: Mamdani's the frontrunner, but isn't running away with NYC mayoral race just yet
The winner of the New York City Democratic primary for mayor is traditionally considered the overwhelming frontrunner in the general election. That's because Democrats outnumber Republicans roughly six-to-one in the nation's most populous city. However, that's not the case this year, one month after democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born, state assemblyman from Queens, stunned the political world by topping former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates in a come-from-behind primary victory to capture the nomination. President Donald Trump believes that Cuomo, who last week officially announced he would continue his mayoral bid as an independent candidate, has a solid chance of defeating Mamdani, whom the president has repeatedly claimed is a "communist." "I would think that he would have a good shot at winning," the president told reporters at the White House last week, a day after Cuomo's announcement. A handful of polls conducted this month in New York City suggest that Mamdani is the frontrunner, but that he is far from running away with the race. The surveys indicate Mamdani ahead of Cuomo anywhere from around 15 points to as few as three points. Trailing Mamdani and Cuomo in the surveys are Mayor Eric Adams, the embattled incumbent who announced earlier this year that he would seek re-election as an independent candidate, and Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa, who for a second straight election is the Republican mayoral nominee. Also on the ballot in the general election is Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor running as an independent. Walden has proposed that an independent survey be conducted in September to determine which candidate would have the best shot of defeating Mamdani, with the other candidates agreeing to drop out. Cuomo has embraced the idea, with Adams and Sliwa not signing on board. Having the former governor, who resigned in 2021 amid multiple scandals, and Adams, who has faced a slew of controversies since winning election as mayor four years ago, both agreeing that such a scenario seems remote, both have urged the other to exit the race. "We have to put our political ambitions in the backseat to the interests of New Yorkers," Walden said this past weekend in an interview with Fox News' Bryan Llenas. He charged that the other candidates "right now, they're putting their own political ambitions above New Yorkers." Since his Democratic Party nomination victory, some of the unions and elected officials that supported Cuomo in the primary are now backing Mamdani. Mamdani, who was backed by progressive champions Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, surged to a primary victory thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City's high cost of living. Mamdani made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged low-propensity voters. He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freezing rents on municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to age 5 and setting up government-run grocery stores. Republicans have targeted Mamdani and tried to turn him into the new face of the Democratic Party. They aim to anchor him to vulnerable Democrats across the country running in elections this year and next year. Republicans have spotlighted recent news items regarding Mamdani that have gone viral. They include a 2020 photo Mamdani posted online that shows him flipping off a statue of Christopher Columbus, stories about comments Mamdani made last December when he said as mayor he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his recent comments in a cable news interview that "I have many critiques of capitalism." "I don't think that race is over yet. We do have a couple of people running. There are things coming out about him," Trump said last week, as he referred to Mamdani.


CBS News
20-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Jim Walden, independent candidate for NYC mayor, backs pledge to drop out if not leading by September
Jim Walden is a former prosecutor and independent running for mayor of New York City. He's among the increasingly crowded independent field heading into the November general election. Walden sat down with CBS News New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer for this week's episode of "The Point." Since there are so many independents in the race, Walden put forward the idea that they should all agree to drop out unless they are leading in the polls come September. That way, only one independent would face off against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. "We need a clean choice between a socialist agenda and a free market agenda, and if you have four candidates in the race, it makes it much more likely that they will split the vote and you'll have a spoiler situation," Walden explained. "I advanced it not for my own personal gain, [but] because my political interests and everyone else's ambitions should take a backseat to giving New Yorkers a very clean choice between one candidate and Zohran Mamdani." Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is also running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, said in an interview last week that he was on board with the pledge, though he didn't give an exact deadline. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, also on the independent ticket, declined to join the pledge. "I can't predict the future. What I can do is try to control the things that I can control. Eric Adams, Curtis Sliwa have said -- in my view, putting their own political interests above the city of New York -- that they're not going to participate in the pledge. OK, that's now. Let's give them some time," said Walden. "The idea just came out the week before last, it's a new idea, it's obviously a novel idea, I'm not surprised that so many people are behind it. [Former] Gov. David Paterson supported it, obviously Andrew Cuomo did, other people online are supporting it as well. "But this is the kind of person that I am and this is the kind of mayor that I'll be. Find a problem and solve it. And the pledge, if the other two candidates come on board, would solve a significant problem." Walden also criticized Mamdani's socialist agenda, saying it's not achievable. "I think it's a critically important moment for free market ideas to continue to be embraced in the capital of capitalism," he said. "I believe that I'll be the best mayor because I've got the most forward looking, ambitious plans for the city. They're achievable, they're achievable based on a free market economy." Kramer noted affordability appears to be a key issue in the race, and that Mamdani has been able to mobilize young voters. Walden said he plans to build 50,000 new housing units a year by streamlining red tape and regulations. "We need to speed development, we have to get shovels in the ground. If we're serious about a housing crisis -- we call this a housing crisis for a reason -- we have to take extraordinary measures. And the only way that we're really going to be able to solve the problem for the long term, so our kids can afford the city, is to build much more ambitiously." He also said he wants to create a "nest egg" portfolio for the 29,000 kids born into poverty each year in the city, and start a "Shark Tank" style competition for kids in schools. In their extended interview, Walden said he spent the past 30 years helping New Yorkers solve problems and talked about how that would continue if elected mayor. Watch their full conversation in the video player Kramer contributed to this report.