What population in New York?
Mostly Muslim or? What happened to the Italians?
Why are they picking that Mayor?
Muslims aren't the problem, if anything, they're more conservative than Whites in the State or City. There aren't enough conservatives left in the State to make it go hard Red, but a centralist Republican or a slightly right leaning Democrat can win sometimes depending on the mood of the City and how they connect to the people.
The Republicans haven't ran anyone that connected with the majority of the City in years (Adams changes his affiliation easily, depending on his and the city's mood). Meanwhile, the Muslim fellow is connecting with the poor, the young, etc..... that all want to believe in this vision of of a cheaper New York without asking how he's actually going to do it.
Curtis is the Republican candidate. I like him, and think he'd do well in some official capacity, but he doesn't have a shot at being Mayor. He's a 70 year old White guy, and a lot of folks also see him as a decent, sweet man, but goofy -
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