US Rep. Dan Goldman (proper) endorsed state Sen. Zellnor Myrie (left) for mayor on MSNBC on Monday, Feb. 10, 2024.
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US Rep. Dan Goldman appeared on nationwide TV Monday morning alongside state Sen. Zellnor Myrie to announce his backing for the Brooklyn Democrat’s bid to unseat Eric Adams as mayor — a transfer that would probably give the comparatively unknown candidate a large enhance.
Goldman, who represents components of Manhattan and Brooklyn, made the announcement with Myrie on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, a present that pulls a whole bunch of hundreds of viewers every weekday morning.
“Zellnor is a true visionary. He’s someone who is really poised to lead the next generation of Democrats, both in New York City as well as the country,” Goldman advised hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. “He balances the sort of vision, the courage of his convictions, but also the very smart, pragmatic policies that our city really needs.”
Goldman, who made his title prosecuting President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, has harshly criticized Adams over his rhetoric on immigration since Trump’s election. He has additionally charged that Adams might have let his federal indictment “interfere” together with his job of working town.
State Senator and candidate for New York Metropolis Mayor Zellnor Myrie speaks at a mayoral candidates discussion board for local weather justice.Picture by Gabriele Holtermann
The endorsement on nationwide TV gave Myrie, a candidate who nonetheless has low title recognition citywide, the possibility to broadcast his stump speech to maybe his widest viewers but. He recounted how he was born and raised within the metropolis as a result of his dad and mom, who immigrated right here practically 50 years in the past, had the chance to construct a life within the 5 boroughs.
“That ability to stay in the city, for it to be affordable, for it to be livable, and, most importantly, for it to be safe, is slipping away for too many of us,” Myrie mentioned. “I think people want two things. It’s simple. They want to be able to afford to stay here, and they want the city to be safe, and that’s what I plan to do.”
Whereas Myrie has proven a gradual skill to fundraise, with the assistance of town’s beneficiant public matching funds program, he has not been capable of get away of the one digits in polls of the present area.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has not formally jumped into the race, has led most public polls of the crowded contest by a wholesome margin.
On MSNBC, Myrie additionally took the alternative to blast Mayor Adams over widespread hypothesis that he’s currying favor with Trump to get out of his authorized troubles—both via a pardon or dropping the costs towards him.
“I don’t think that’s any person’s view of justice, one where you can play to a pardon and then get that,” Myrie mentioned in response to a query from Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime Adams ally.
“I think people expect the mayor of this city to lead in this moment and to do so in an uncompromised way,” Myrie added.
