NYC Mayor Election: Curtis Sliwa Accuses Cuomo Campaign of Bribery

Allegations of Bribery in NYC Mayor Race

• 🗳️ Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa publicly claimed that the campaign of Andrew Cuomo, and unspecified intermediaries, offered him millions of dollars to withdraw from the race.
• 🗣️ Sliwa stated, "Everybody has a price. Curtis doesn't have a price," and insisted he knows this from direct conversations, though he declined to name individuals.

Cuomo Campaign Denies Allegations

• ❌ Andrew Cuomo's campaign spokesman vehemently denied Sliwa's claims, calling Sliwa a "liar and a fraudster" and stating that the allegations are "more of the same."
• 📊 Polls indicate Sliwa is running third in the race, with Democrat Ydanis Rodriguez leading, followed by Andrew Cuomo, Sliwa, and Mayor Adams.

Adams and Rodriguez Respond

• 🤨 Sliwa also alleged, without evidence, that Mayor Eric Adams might be approached to leave the race, calling Adams a "clown."
• 🗣️ Mayor Adams denied ever being offered anything to leave the race, calling the suggestion "insulting."
• 💬 Ydanis Rodriguez stated he trusts Curtis Sliwa's word the most among the candidates and believes New Yorkers should decide who leads the city.

Election Outlook

• 📉 The possibility of the race narrowing to a two-way contest appears increasingly unlikely as the election approaches.