Mayor Adams barnstormed the Bronx on Friday, hitting five campaign stops in a few hours, presenting himself as a potent candidate for reelection even as his campaign has acknowledged he’s weighing the possibility of dropping out of the race.
Adams has entertained conversations about leaving the race to pursue jobs in the Trump administration or in the private sector in recent weeks, the Daily News has previously reported, and Adams’ top advisor Frank Carone told The News on Thursday the campaign planned to commission an internal poll that will help guide that decision.
But on Friday, Adams said the polling wasn’t to determine whether he’d stay in the race , but that he’s surveying voters to figure out the “right messaging” for his campaign . The mayor also claimed that fellow