New York City is embroiled in a four-way race for mayor that could dilute the power of the few reasonable voters remaining in the city enough to put radical Marxist Zohran Mamdani in power. Among Mamdani’s current opponents are the current mayor, Eric Adams, perennial candidate Curtis Sliwa, and the former governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo. The New York Times is suggesting, via unnamed sources, that the Trump administration is considering offering positions in Washington, D.C. to Adams and Sliwa in order to clear the way for a win for Cuomo. The NYT writes:

Advisers to President Trump have discussed the possibility of giving Mayor Eric Adams of New York City a position in the administration as a way to clear the field in November’s mayoral election and damage the chances of the Democratic front-runner, Zohran Mamdani, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.

The talks have also involved finding a possible place in the administration for the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa.

The goal, the people said, would be to give former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo a better chance of defeating Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, in November’s general election.

The discussions within Mr. Trump’s orbit about making a potentially audacious intervention date back weeks — and it is unclear if they will ultimately amount to anything. But the topic has taken on added urgency in New York in recent days as an already chaotic race steams into the last stretch of the campaign season.

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