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Big-City Mayors

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2025

I think oftentimes in a race such as this, it’s tempting to think of this solely in the question of, how does this impact the race?

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2025

The voters decide who [is] the next mayor of the city of New York.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2025

Just because a number of people ask you to step down or don't do what you believe you're supposed to do, you're supposed to succumb to that? That's not what I do.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 3, 2025

But the numbers don’t lie, the city is still the safest big city in the country.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 3, 2025

We’re clear that some of these high-profile shootings with multiple victims, it just creates a feeling of unsafe and we have been focusing on that.

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Brandon Johnson
@brandonjohnson· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2025

We do not want or need military occupation in our city. We do not want or need militarized immigration enforcement in our city.

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Brandon Johnson
@brandonjohnson· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2025

This president doesn’t care about gun violence. He just wants his own secret police force that would do publicity stunts whenever his poll numbers are sinking.

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Brandon Johnson
@brandonjohnson· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2025

This executive order makes it emphatically clear that this president is not going to come in and deputize our police department.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 3, 2025

Whenever I make a move, I’ll make an announcement. I’m in this race to win and if anything changes, trust me, I’ll be on Channel 5.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 3, 2025

I have a job. I’m running for re-election, I’m still doing that and I’m looking forward to getting re-elected.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

We will not be divided and we will not be defeated.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

No president is a king — not even Trump — and no president can trample a state’s power to protect its people.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

DONALD TRUMP LOSES AGAIN. The courts agree — his militarization of our streets and use of the military against US citizens is ILLEGAL.

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Michelle Wu
@michellewu· Democratic · MA· Sep 2, 2025

We won’t let you get away with kicking our loved ones off health care to fund tax breaks for the rich.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

We will continue to make adjustments as we see spikes, but thanks to the brave men and women of the NYPD, New York continues to be America’s safest big city.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

We see so much promise in New York City, and it is readily apparent that our public safety plan is working.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

But even with the tremendous steps we’ve taken in making our city safer, we know that one crime is still one crime too many.

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Bill de Blasio
@billdeblasio· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

At a time when Donald Trump is cutting SNAP benefits, gutting Medicaid, and once again leaving working people out to dry, the need for an unwavering fighter in City Hall has never been higher.

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Bill de Blasio
@billdeblasio· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

I can say definitely — and I know better than anyone — that the answer is yes.

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Bill de Blasio
@billdeblasio· Democratic · NY· Sep 2, 2025

We need him because in his heart and in his bones he cannot accept a city that prices out the people who built it and keep it running.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

Trump’s attempt to use federal troops as his personal police force is illegal, authoritarian, and must be stopped in every courtroom across this country.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

Oklahoma’s homicide rate is 47% higher than California’s.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

Mr. Trump's use of the military as his personal police force is illegal, authoritarian, and must be stopped in every courtroom across this country.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 2, 2025

Today, the court sided with democracy and the Constitution. No president is a king — not even Trump — and no president can trample a state's power to protect its people.

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