A crowd gathered around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday as he lay on his back, struggling to bench press 135 pounds as part of the annual Men’s Day event in Brooklyn. New York City Mayor Eric Adams derided him as “ Mamscrawny ,” but almost no one else seemed to care. Weightlifting isn’t a requirement for being mayor.

Fighting crime is. That’s Mamdani’s vulnerability — and the reason this race is far from over.

As the race stands, Mamdani leads comfortably, with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in second place, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailing, followed by Adams.

Every poll and every analysis of the race raises the issue: What if one or more candidates drops out? It’s not going to happen. A politician is a legend in their own mind. Each

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