Eric Adams leads Andrew Yang by 3 points in new NY mayoral poll

[Polybius]

2020 presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s mayoral race for New York City may need to catch up to Brooklyn Borough president and former New York Police Department officer, Eric Adams. The latest polls from Change Research show that Adams currently has a slight lead, with support from 19 percent of New Yorkers compared to Yang’s 16 percent, Newsweek reports.

The polls also found that among different racial demographics, 41 percent of Black Americans are behind Adams and 34 percent of Asian Americans support Yang; 22 percent of New York respondents are undecided. The primary is on June 22 and the general election is on November 2.

“Clearly, Eric Adams has the momentum in this race, driven by everyday New Yorkers who agree Eric can deliver a safer, fairer, more prosperous city for all,” said Evan Thies, Eric Adams’ campaign manager.

On Thursday, New York City mayoral candidates participated in the first debate for the election season. The six other contenders besides Adams and Yang are former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan; former NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia; former Citigroup vice-chairman Ray McGuire; nonprofit executive Dianne Morales; New York City comptroller Scott Stringer; civil rights lawyer and professor Maya Wiley.

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[WarGamer]

1. Let me start by saying I'm not a New Yorker...

Any chance that Yang faces an uphill climb because of racism?

He's clearly the fresh face in the race, full of fresh and modern progressive ideas.

But he seems to be seeing resistance, particularly from the African American community (see recent polling)

Whatcha' think?

[Me.]

2. He Will Face An UpHill Climb

Because he's been careless with his words. The LGBTQ group just un-endorsed him because of a bad interview. And actually there are several fresh faces in this race, among them two women who are better equipped to run the city. From my viewpoint, his idea of guaranteed income is what has gotten him ratings and attention,.

[rogue emissary]

3. It's more likely the bigoted statements he's made towards

minority communities.

That may be hurting him with African Americans. I haven't seen any polls break down demographics or poll the AA community specifically.

[ChrisF1961]

4. That's always possible

But most people I know who don’t support him because he has no experience in government.

[secondwind]

6. Eric Adams is a black man.

[WarGamer]

7. Yeah, I Know...

You DO know about the racial tensions between the African American and Asian American communities all over the country, right?

I just recently read in the NYT a story about 3 young black women who were arrested for assaulting an Asian American woman. Instead of being put into the prison system they were placed in an education program where the instructor said that the girls had believed racial stereotypes common in their community and after being taught better, she was confident the women would never commit a hate crime again.