NYC billionaire Catsimatidis calls on Curtis Sliwa to drop NYC mayoral campaign
- On Monday, John Catsimatidis, billionaire owner of WABC Radio and Red Apple Media, urged Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa to drop out to avoid splitting the vote and called for consolidating support behind a viable alternative.
- A new poll from AARP and Gotham Polling & Analytics shows Zohran Mamdani leading by 4% over Andrew Cuomo head-to-head, with 44.6% backing Mamdani if Curtis Sliwa withdrew.
- Curtis Sliwa has repeatedly said he will not drop out, with Daniel Kurzyna confirming Sliwa stands firm while on leave from his WABC Radio Sunday show and campaigning after the October 16, 2025 debate.
- Early voting starts this Saturday, Oct. 25, and John Catsimatidis said withdrawing would improve the anti-Mamdani side's chances as voters would remember such a move.
- Sliwa is currently polling third behind Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, but spokesperson Daniel Kurzyna said the new poll does not change anything and Sliwa will remain in the race ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
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NYC Billionaire Calls on Curtis Sliwa to Drop Out So Andrew Cuomo can Beat Zohran Mamdani
John Catsimatidis, the billionaire CEO of WABC Radio and Red Apple Media, has stepped forward with a direct plea for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to exit the New York City mayoral race. This comes amid growing fears that a divided field could hand the keys to City Hall over to Democratic contender Zohran Mamdani, whose radical agenda threatens to push the city further into chaos. Catsimatidis, a Republican who once ran for mayor himself in …
‘Stop Mamdani’: The New York Post Calls on Curtis Sliwa to Drop Out of NYC Mayoral Race
The New York Post called on Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa to drop out of the race for Gracie Mansion in an eye-catching editorial published late Monday afternoon. “It burns to write this, but: It’s time for Curtis Sliwa to face reality, and admit that the city’s best hope to avoid the disaster of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty is for him to drop out of the race,” began the Post. “The simple fact is that the Republican nominee is far back i…
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