Some Democrats Don't Like Eric Adams. But Can They Beat Him in 2025?

[brooklynite]

New York Times

On a warm July evening, as Mayor Eric Adams visited Staten Island to highlight his work on public safety at a town hall meeting, a cross section of some of New York City’s progressive class was nearby, plotting how to make the mayor’s first term his last.

The group had been summoned for a “completely confidential” dinner meeting to discuss how to take on “a dangerous man,” according to an invitation obtained by The New York Times.

The dinner included members of some of the city’s most important left-leaning institutions, including the Working Families Party, and staffers from former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration.

There was also a potential challenger they were hoping to recruit: Antonio Reynoso, the 40-year old Dominican American lawmaker who succeeded Mr. Adams as Brooklyn borough president.

As the group dined on a vegetarian menu of homegrown squash Parmesan and beet salad, they strategized over how to harness festering discontent and assemble a coalition capable of beating the mayor in the 2025 Democratic primary. — an unusual pushback to a party incumbent, especially this early in his tenure.

[WhiteTara]

1. It's harder to beat a cheater if you are a

straight shooter.

[bigtree]

2. can he keep from defeating himself?

...it's not as if this is a hard post for a Democrat to hold.

Adams can't seem to get out of the way of his own mouth.

[edhopper]

3. Depends who they run in the primaries

Adams is still very popular with Black voters, who make up a large block.
This is not a value judgement on Adams or Black voters, just how the voting will come down.
Adams beat Garcia in the primaries mostly because of the percent of Black voters he got.