NYCs destructive Democratic candidates: Letters to the Editor June 11, 2025
The recent New York City mayoral debate underscores the putrefied state of the Democratic Party (“Mayoral Race to the Bottom,” Editorial, June 8).While correctly targeting ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo, the candidates each exposed themselves as leftist extremists and revealed their disgust for what previously made the Democratic Party an exemplar in American politics.
It’s gone from a party that hailed religion, country and family to one that is now based on grievance, division and dependency.The decline of New York City continues.James McCaffreyYonkersHopefully, voters will heed The Post’s warnings that “anti-Trump performative politics loses ground on every front.”The problem with the current group of candidates is that no one stands out as an individual thinker.The Democrats who debated last week seem to have forgotten that President Trump happens to be one of New York City’s biggest cheerleaders.The one who recognizes that Trump wants what’s best for the city — and that fighting him will be counterproductive and a losing proposition — will be the candidate who stands out.J.J.
CrovattoRamsey, NJThe Post must not endorse Cuomo as being the lesser of two evils.I was born, raised and lived in Brooklyn and New York City for over 53 years.Going forward, we need a mayor who truly wants to improve things for all New Yorkers.Please be very careful in what you wish for.Vincent RuggieroScottsdale, Ariz.Michael Goodwin says that the mayoral candidates talk so radically “that it sometimes sounds like the beginnings of a secession movement (“Candidates race to the bottom,” June 5).”He is right: For years, the radicals who dominate the Democratic Party in New York and throughout the country have given us sanctuary cities, violent antisemitic protests and resistance against anything President Trump does.Wake up, America.
If it looks like secession, walks like secession and talks like secession, it is secession.Stuart EllisonBrooklynElection time in New York...