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Can a ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Candidate Win New York’s Democratic Mayoral Primary? To progressives’ dismay, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a hard-line cop supporter, is running strong. John Minchillo/AP Photo Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and a Democratic mayoral candidate, is a former NYPD officer and has called himself ‘extremely conservative on crime.’ Wednesday, May 5 marked the first day of the 2021 New York City mayor’s race in which Andrew Yang did not lead Democratic primary polling. The honor instead went to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, coming in at 21 percent support; Yang ran second with 18 percent. The poll, conducted by Washington, D.C.’s GQR, confirms recent trend lines suggesting that Adams has been chipping away at Yang’s lead.

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