Especially if the "not Cuomo or Adams" vote is split. I could see enough voters flocking to some other candidate who appears to offer a fresher start with less baggage to make such a candidate a serious contender, especially with RCV.
But such a candidate would have to have the money or media profile to break past the two flawed frontrunn…
Especially if the "not Cuomo or Adams" vote is split. I could see enough voters flocking to some other candidate who appears to offer a fresher start with less baggage to make such a candidate a serious contender, especially with RCV.
But such a candidate would have to have the money or media profile to break past the two flawed frontrunners, and I'm not sure if there's a Bloomberg type candidate who's willing to do that (they don't have to be as uber-wealthy as Bloomie, but it's gonna take a LOT of money for an outsider without institutional support or a record in office to do so.) And I don't think voters are really in the mood for turning the city into the lab for the latest progressive or socialist experiments, either.
Especially if the "not Cuomo or Adams" vote is split. I could see enough voters flocking to some other candidate who appears to offer a fresher start with less baggage to make such a candidate a serious contender, especially with RCV.
But such a candidate would have to have the money or media profile to break past the two flawed frontrunners, and I'm not sure if there's a Bloomberg type candidate who's willing to do that (they don't have to be as uber-wealthy as Bloomie, but it's gonna take a LOT of money for an outsider without institutional support or a record in office to do so.) And I don't think voters are really in the mood for turning the city into the lab for the latest progressive or socialist experiments, either.