US EditionNYC mayoral candidate Jim Walden drops out and implores rivals to consolidate against Zohran Mamdani
Jim Walden, polling under 2%, ended his mayoral bid to encourage consolidation among candidates to prevent Zohran Mamdani's election, citing concerns over Mamdani's policies and ideology.
- On Tuesday, attorney Jim Walden announced he is suspending his New York City mayoral bid and urged fellow candidates to unite against Zohran Mamdani to block his November win.
- Polling showed Walden had been polling at about 1% and never above 2%, and last month he issued a `drop out challenge` urging three trailing candidates to consolidate against Zohran Mamdani.
- With Walden gone, the general election is a four-person race among Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor, Eric Adams, incumbent New York City mayor, and Curtis Sliwa, Republican and Guardian Angels founder, while rivals largely declined to withdraw.
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NYC independent mayoral candidate drops out of race, urges unity against Mamdani
Independent New York City mayoral candidate Jim Walden has dropped out of the race, urging unity to defeat Zohran Mamdani. Walden, who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney, had been near the bottom in polls, averaging just more than 1 percent, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. In a multiperson race that includes bigger…
New Yorkers: Stand and Fight Mamdani – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Dear New Yorkers: Please do not let Zohran Mamdani drive you away and leave your city to him and his disastrous, Marxist plans. Please do not leave The Big Apple just because you can. Most folks cannot. Remember, to save your city, you need to cast an actual ballot against Mamdani, not just abstain or vote for an independent. You were born and grew up there or moved there for the phenomenal place that Gotham City is. New York City is your place.…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Mamdani’s campaign aspirations could lack ‘legal muster’ in NYC: Tiana Doescher
Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe Doescher said “the best” angle the media could cover in New York City’s mayoral election is how “questionable” Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s proposals are. Mamdani leads in the polls, ahead of opponents, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa…
Independent Candidate Jim Walden Exits NYC Mayoral Race, Calls for Unity Against Mamdani
Jim Walden, an independent New York City mayoral candidate, has suspended his campaign to unite against Zohran Mamdani. Walden urged other candidates to consider history's judgment if they let Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, win. Despite his proposal for others to consolidate, no candidate agreed to his 'drop out challenge.'
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