Veteran Republican and Trump pollster Jim McLaughlin told Newsmax on Thursday that GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa failed to mobilize President Donald Trump’s base in New York City — a mistake that could hand the race to far-left democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.
In an appearance on “The Chris Salcedo Show,” McLaughlin said Sliwa’s campaign lacked the kind of turnout strategy that Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has been using successfully in the Garden State.
“Curtis Sliwa should have taken the advice of Jack Ciattarelli,” McLaughlin said. “Because what Ciattarelli has done in New Jersey is he’s making it a point to get Trump voters out in these off-year elections.”
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