NYC Mayor Eric Adams pulls in sad $36K of donations as questions swirl over dying re-election campaign

Mayor Eric Adams pulled in a sad $36,000 from just a few dozen donors over the last two months, it was revealed Tuesday — as questions swirl over his faltering re-election campaign.The incumbent Democrat raised $36,121 from 42 relatively unknown donors between Jan.12 and March 13, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures.

That’s chump change, especially compared to the Democratic mayoral primary frontrunners.Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani pocketed an impressive haul of $845,000 over the same period and ex-Gov.

Andrew Cuomo, the leader in the polls, pulled in $1.5 million in donations since announcing his campaign March 1.“The evidence all seems to be pointing one direction that he’s not running,” one political source quipped about Adams.“But he has such bravado — it doesn’t seem like he’s not running.”The mayor has been adamant in public about seeking a second term, but sources have said he’s been mulling his options behind the scenes as his supporters flee and polling shows him losing the June primary.Most recently, Adams has been considering running as an Independent after an idea to seek the Republican line went up in smoke earlier this year, The Post reported Friday.Adams didn’t deny the longshot, third-party run when asked about The Post’s reporting Monday.“When I’m ready to roll out my official re-announcement and my plan, I will do so,” he told reporters.Political pundits, however, threw cold water on the mayor’s prospects of an independent bid, saying they can’t see the path to winning — especially if Cuomo nabs the primary.Another called the mayor “politically homeless.”“He failed to fundraise, botched his Democratic petitioning, got shot down by Curtis Sliwa to run as a Republican, and now has no real shot as an Independent,” the operative said.Adams has yet to staff up his campaign, according to the Tuesday filing, with just a few on his payroll, including Vito Pitta’s law firm and Bedfo...

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