A growing number of Republicans and independents are abandoning New York City—not physically, but strategically.
They have convinced themselves that the city is already lost, and that self-identified socialist Zohran Mamdani is guaranteed to win the mayoral election.
That conclusion is unsupported by the facts.
There is no polling showing Mamdani anywhere near 50%. He is not dominating across all five boroughs. His base of support is narrow and ideologically extreme.
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Mamdani’s lead is the product of apathy and division, not momentum or consensus. The race remains entirely competitive, but only if conservatives and moderate independents start acting like they want to win.
I spoke directly with Brandon Straka, founder of the WalkAway movement and the only conservative candidate consistently engaging with voters across the city.
“Republicans, independents, and moderates are not far off from taking back New York. But they have to come together. They have to act like they want it,” Straka said.
Tonight a close friend asked me if I think Mamdani will win.
It was just the 2 of us, and I can tell him anything. So I could easily have answered “yes”.
In that moment I truly realized that I know for sure that I don’t believe he will.
My answer to my friend was, “I think…
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) August 23, 2025
Straka is not campaigning to raise his own profile or secure a future appointment. He is running for one reason: to defeat Zohran Mamdani and prevent the city from being handed over to a radical agenda.
He has led rallies throughout the summer and continues to organize new ones. While other candidates spend time attacking one another or pursuing social media relevance, Straka is focused on the one mission that matters—blocking Mamdani’s path to City Hall.
Mamdani’s campaign is not powered by a majority vision. His ideology reflects the failed experiments of the Soviet Union, not the values of a functioning democracy.
His platform supports the defunding of the NYPD, wealth redistribution through state seizure, massive government expansion, and housing mandates that would destroy New York’s job market and drive out investment.
He has partnered with anti-Israel organizations and publicly aligned with activist groups that vilify law enforcement and undermine public safety. His candidacy does not represent progress—it represents regression on every front.
The most urgent threat to the city is not Mamdani’s policy platform or even his level of support. The greatest threat is the fractured state of his opposition.
Conservative and moderate voters are divided across multiple symbolic candidacies. As a result, Mamdani could seize control of the city with less than one-third of the total vote. He does not need a majority to win. He only needs the anti-Mamdani vote to remain splintered and indecisive.
This election will not be decided by ideology; instead, it will be decided by turnout and organization.
Brandon Straka and I are aligned in the same mission: to ensure that Zohran Mamdani does not become mayor of New York City.
But success requires more than conviction. It requires the voters who understand the stakes to unify behind one viable alternative. It requires campaign volunteers, in-person canvassing, voter registration drives, and sustained public pressure.
Mamdani can be defeated—but only if his opposition operates as one unified movement, not as scattered protest votes.
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