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On the recordSeptember 27, 2025
What you have witnessed over the last three years and eight months is a consistent narrative that has been created: The second Black mayor is corrupt, the second Black mayor is incompetent.
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Eric Adams
Democratic · New York
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Adams addresses narratives surrounding his administration and race.

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