By Jim Mishler | Saturday, 01 November 2025 02:49 PM EDT
Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa told Newsmax Saturday that he is the positive candidate for the job.
Sliwa told Newsmax’s “Saturday Agenda” that his focus in the campaign is what he can do to improve life in New York. He contrasted his approach with that of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist.
“It’s nothing positive coming from him,” Sliwa said, criticizing Cuomo for failing to campaign aggressively in the race. “Andrew Cuomo has been off the campaign trail, according to the New York Post, since Labor Day for 10 days.”
Sliwa argued that winning an election in New York requires being out front every day. “I’m out there. My favorables are at an all-time high,” he said. Polls show Mamdani as the front-runner in the race, with Cuomo in second place.
Sliwa claimed some political figures have tried to get him to drop out of the race, suggesting it would boost Cuomo’s chances. He countered that if Mamdani wins, it won’t be his fault “because the Democrats have only themselves to blame.” He said they made a bad choice by resurrecting Cuomo and giving him institutional support.
“With early voting underway in New York ahead of next week’s election,” Sliwa said, “my job now is to convert support into votes. So my job in the next three days is to take everybody who loves Curtis, which are many, to get that translated into a vote. And we’re doing very well.”
