Eric Adams isn’t staying on so he can have a job. He can find what to do in public service or not. We benefit from his continued leadership as G-d’s messenger. Sliwa has the right to stay in the race because there is always democrat and Republican. Adams said in advance he would run on independent line. If you look at the facts, he has sometimes been democratic, sometimes republican . Independent is appropriate. He wants public safety for all, doing what works, no matter who thought of it. Cuomo lost democratic primary– running for Mayor to look for a job , and he LOST. Cuomo is all about looking for a job, whereas the other candidates have a mission for NYC in particular (Mamdani has jihadist background and goals, Adams and Sliwa have public safety backgrounds and goals). Adams is solidly pro Jewish and has been blessed so many accomplishments in public safety (a school shooting in Queens was recently preempted– lots of things people don’t notice because he and his team are shluchim for yeshuas that go unnoticed , B”H) in SPITE of the obstacles Cuomo placed on public safety as governer. Cuomo had policies in general, and was personally harmful to too many members of staff for it to have been made up, that seemed unforgivable, BUT some of us voted for him in the primary to vote against Mamdani. I’m not making that mistake again. Adams or Sliwa are the only ones we can vote for in good conscience. Cuomo can stay in and be blessed to see (and his financial backers see) he actually doesn’t get too many votes and gets out of politics/does teshuva . Or let him save face by dropping out now as though he were magnanimous, and back Adams. Adams has withstood so much lawfare for good choices (sometimes resented/punished because they aligned with sensible policies of Republicans) which became even worse after his important speech after Oct. 7 “We are not alright”. See his interview on Meaningful Minute, or see Shais Taub’s talk with him on overcoming obstacles such as dyslexia Shais Taub is VERY not political, but this discussion was relevant. The only other time I remember Shais Taub speaking and it had to do with politics was during the covid pandemic when he was concerned that the governor (guess who it was?– Cuomo!) had said about any supposed accomplishments in dealing with it something like “G-d didn’t do this. We did it!” Can’t vote for him. Eric Adams believes in a Higher Power ; and visits the keverim of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Ari Halberstam– may Hashem avenge his blood–, and the Ribnitzer Rebbe. All of the above are the thoughts of MANY people… Who have never been asked to participate in the polls that are mentioned in the news. Sending blessings that whoever cares about NYC, Jews, democracy, and is against trrism, get behind Eric Adams– that includes financial backers who can help get all of these facts publicized for the good of everyone. Eric Adams is the G-d centered, pro semite, pro security candidate that civilization needs. And it’s a mayor’s job to help civilize. It’s up to us to bring Moshiach and the Geulah. When we do our hishtadlus in voting , let’s accompany it with ruchnius. These are the facts.

sadly, many people have voiced similar arguments over the years, that maybe in this situation or that situation a certain horaah etc doesnt apply (i believe that arik sharon claimed that the Rebbe would agree to the disengagement from gaza ch”v… and the list goes on and on)

for this reason we need to remember that התורה היא נצחית, and the Rebbe’s horaos (as well as the rest of torah) are everlasting and never change. (the Rebbe said a similar point about the germans ym”sh, that because their morals weren’t based on belief in Hashem, they could change it how they like. only when it’s based on Dvar Hashem can you be sure that you won’t cross any red lines. והנמשל מובן)

how exactly does the community at large gain from the jcm?

Yener turns 34 right before the election. Kapitel 35 is particularly relevant, including the ending.

Has there ever been a situation like this of an outright antisemite running for office?

https://anash.org/aguch-releases-letter-on-chabads-election-policy/

A lack of hakoras hatov in this article.

You can complain about her, but give credit where due “וגם חרבונה זכור לטוב.”