A former political pollster on Monday delivered an urgent warning to the Democratic governor of New York — remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams or else.
At least four deputy mayors to Adams are reportedly resigning amid fury over the Trump administration's order to dismiss charges against Adams, who had been charged with corruption.
Adams has since faced accusations of entering into a "quid pro quo" agreement with Trump to skirt corruption charges in exchange for backing the president's immigration agenda. He has also faced fierce pressure to resign.
Last week, seven federal prosecutors resigned as the Justice Department dropped the charges.
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But Gov. Kathy Hochul told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow late last week she had no immediate plans to oust the embattled mayor.
“The allegations are extremely concerning and serious, but I cannot, as the governor of this state, have a knee-jerk, politically motivated reaction like a lot of other people are saying right now,” Hochul told Maddow on Thursday. “I have to do it smart, what's right, and I’m consulting with other leaders in government at this time.”
Adam Carlson, a former political pollster and current market researcher, took to X on Monday afternoon to warn Hochul her decision could result in consequences — at the ballot box.
"Hochul may very well lose the primary anyway, but at this point if she doesn’t remove Adams from office I think she’s DOA," he warned.
In a follow up post, Carlson said, "By leaving him in office you’re basically tacitly endorsing quid pro quo and/or seen as unwilling to meaningfully stand up to Trump, and that won’t play well with a highly engaged high-information pissed off midterm year Democratic primary electorate."