Eric Adams introduced Thursday that he is not going to search the Democratic nomination for mayor — as an alternative pushing his chips in on a longshot run as an independant candidate.
Hizzoner dropped the bombshell information in a video announcement obtained by The Submit — simply someday after a federal choose killed his corruption case for good.
“Greater than 25,000 New Yorkers signed my Democratic main petition, however the dismissal of the bogus case towards me dragged on too lengthy making it inconceivable to mount a main marketing campaign whereas these false accusations had been held over me,” he stated.
“However I’m not a quitter. I’m a New Yorker,” he continued.
“And that’s the reason immediately, though I’m nonetheless a Democrat, I’m asserting that I’ll forgo the Democratic main for mayor and attraction on to all New Yorkers as an unbiased candidate within the basic election.”
These near Adams have instructed The Submit that the mayor had been mulling an unbiased bid to retain his seat in Metropolis Corridor for weeks as his prison case dragged out into the spring.
However the main shift to the overall election, which was first reported by Politico, can be a steep uphill battle to vary voters’ minds after a primary time period marred by scandals and plummeting ballot numbers.
“Let me be clear, although the fees towards me had been false, I trusted individuals I mustn’t have, and I remorse that,” Adam stated within the video in a uncommon admission.
The mayor’s historic prison case was formally dropped for good on Wednesday with a prolonged ruling from Decide Dale Ho.
Some imagine the prolific campaigner could make a “Lazarus-like” political comeback whereas others imagine his goose is cooked.
