It's the Brian Laris show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. In the New York City mayoral race,

progressive groups align with the Democratic Party are urging reluctant Democrats to get on board already with

the Zeran Mamdani campaign, arguing it's good for the city and good for the party. Like,

here's a guy who's winning while so many Democrats have been losing, right? The call also extends

to unions that backed Andrew Cuomo or stayed neutral in the primary. One headline on that front,

the city teachers union, the UFT, endorsed MomDani last night after sitting out the primary.

Meanwhile, all the candidates not named Mom Dani are urging everyone else not named Mom Dani to drop out.

A spokesman for Andrew Cuomo released a statement that said,

quote, we do not see any path to victory for Mayor Adams. This is the time to put aside the usual

political selfishness and agree to do what is truly best for all New Yorkers, unquote. But Adams argues it's Cuomo who should officially

drop out, like in this appearance on Channel 7, pointing out that Cuomo just lost to Mom

Donny in the primary and saying things like this.

He caved into the far left around bail reform, around all of these other entities, and now

he's telling me that I should step aside for him.

That's the highest level of arrogance I've ever witnessed. So there's the Cuomo versus Adams.

Adams versus Cuomo calls for the other to drop out. Then there was the unusual spectacle on Monday,

probably saw a little reporting on this, of former Democratic governor,

David Patterson, holding a news conference to ask someone, anyone not named Mom Dani,

he referred to them as all the independent candidates, to please drop out without specifying who.

What we are really doing is calling on the candidates who are still in the race to find a way

to unite behind one of them.

Former Governor David Patterson.

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