Month: October 2025

Curtis Sliwa: Dark Horse or Real Contender?

The New York City mayoral race is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating contests in recent memory. According to the latest polls, Zohran Momdani leads with 43.3% of likely voters supporting him, followed by Andrew Cuomo at 28.9%, and Curtis Sliwa trailing at 19.4%. 

The Frontrunners

Zohran Momdani, a self-described socialist, is running on a platform that includes free bus rides, free daycare, and city-owned grocery stores to reduce prices by cutting out middlemen. He also advocates replacing portions of the NYPD with social workers and assigning dispatchers to decide when to send police or social workers on 911 calls. Additionally, he wants to expand the “no cash bail” program, freeze rent increases, and build more city-owned apartments—all funded by sharply increasing taxes on businesses and wealthy New Yorkers.

Critics warn that Momdani’s proposals would devastate the city’s finances. Businesses and high-income residents could leave in droves, eroding the tax base and causing economic decline. His policies, many argue, would drive up crime and push New York City into fiscal chaos.

Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, is no stranger to controversy. The former governor of New York resigned amid multiple sexual harassment allegations and a scandal over the handling of COVID-19 patients in nursing homes—an action linked to thousands of elderly deaths. His tenure as governor was marked by sweeping shutdowns that crippled many small businesses. For many voters, Cuomo’s record raises serious doubts about his fitness to lead the city.

Both Momdani and Cuomo carry significant baggage. If either wins, critics fear it could spell disaster for what was once the greatest city in the world.

Enter Curtis Sliwa: The Dark Horse

That leaves Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, as the clear outsider—and perhaps the only viable alternative. Although a Republican in a heavily Democratic city, Sliwa should not be dismissed. New York has elected Republican mayors before—figures who cleaned up the city and restored prosperity. History shows that political affiliation alone doesn’t determine victory when public safety and quality of life are at stake.

Sliwa’s Platform

Sliwa’s policies focus heavily on law and order, accountability, and economic revival. Among his key proposals:

  1. Hire 7,000 additional police officers to reduce crime across the five boroughs.
  2. Repeal Section 50-a, restoring protections for officers.
  3. Detain violent repeat offender teens rather than returning them to the streets.
  4. End parole for cop killers.
  5. Eliminate no-cash bail for repeat offenders.
  6. Restore sensible discovery laws to help district attorneys prosecute cases effectively.
  7. Expand the Guardian Angels’ role in community safety.
  8. Leverage endorsements, including from Andrew Giuliani—son of “America’s Mayor,” Rudy Giuliani.

Sliwa argues that his approach would clean up New York, attract business investment, and create jobs—addressing the city’s sluggish economic growth.

A Hidden Advantage: The Jewish Vote

Sliwa also enjoys strong ties with New York’s Jewish community. His Guardian Angels regularly patrol Jewish neighborhoods, building trust and goodwill. With over 700,000 registered Jewish voters in the city—and average mayoral election turnouts around 1.3 million—that bloc could be decisive. Sliwa is pro-Israel, unlike Momdoni, and his Angels are also part of his campaign team.  He already has over 250,000 voters committed to him, and if he can get at least ½ of the Jewish voters to come to him, he has a big chance to win!

Momdani’s perceived hostility toward Israel and past anti-Semitic remarks have alienated many Jewish voters, while Cuomo’s scandals continue to tarnish his credibility. This gives Sliwa a potential opening that few are acknowledging.

The Bottom Line

Curtis Sliwa may be the underdog in this race, but history has shown that underdogs can surprise everyone. With New York at a crossroads—struggling with crime, affordability, and political polarization—Sliwa’s tough, pragmatic vision could resonate with voters desperate for stability and safety.

The real question isn’t whether he’s a dark horse. It’s whether New Yorkers are ready to give him the chance to prove he’s the real contender.

ANOTHER GREAT AWAKENING IN AMERICA?

There have been 2 “Great Awakenings” recorded in American History.  These events were initiated by men that saw a need.  They rallied, and others followed in mass!

The first “Great Awakening” was initiated by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield, two ministers that saw a need to reacquaint New England with their Christian foundations.  At the time, from about 1740 to 1745, the total population of New England was 300,000 souls.  Through their evangelistic efforts, they added 50,000 to churches in their area.  At the time, this was considered a great success!

The second “Great Awakening” happened around 1790-1845.  It was lead by many, most notally Pastor Charles Finney.  These were the Wild West days, where Christianity was in crisis.  Many people were abandoning their faith and simply trying to survive in the wilderness of the west.  Itinerate preachers went out, set up tents with sawdust for floors, and preached the message of the Lord.  This resulted in many tens of thousands of settlers coming to the Lord, with most communities establishing churches for the faithful.

This leads us to our present situation.  67% of our population now identifies as Christian.  That is down from almost 80% in the 1960’s.  There are many cultural reasons for the decline, including new generations becoming less and less interested in embracing the faith of their parents, driven by media, education pushing Marxist ideology, and the thought that Utopia can actually be had on earth.  In coming years if nothing is done, Christians quite likely will be a minority in our country.

As in previous centuries, it takes a leader to reverse the tide.  Charlie Kirk and his followers appear to be that catalyst!  TPUSA has been on many high school and college campuses, but since Charlies untimely death their has been a surge of new membership requests.  There are currently 3,500 Turning Point chapters operating as of today.  Charlie’s dream was to eventually have 20,000 chapters.  Right now there are applications in for 120,000 more chapters, and there are over 350,000 inquiries from students on how to join a chapter.  Its looking like the beginning of a new “Great Awakening” starting in High Schools and Colleges throughout our country, and its projected that every High School nationwide will eventually have a chapter.  As previously stated, the decline in Christian popularity can be firmly placed on the new generation but we seem to have started on another path!

TPUSA integrates our Constitution with Christian principles.  In fact, the founding fathers were deeply religious and when forming our Constitution, those principles were in their minds as they put the Constitution together.  That has been lost on many, and our country was founded as a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy.  This was done to protect the individual, and to eliminate the possibility of mob rule.  Many still refer to our government as a Democracy, even though it is not.  In fact, founding fathers were deeply afraid of Democracy, and the Constitution does not mention Democracy anywhere in its body!  TPUSA ensures that their membership understands this, and also understands that our basic rights are God given, and not given by any government body. 

We will see where this movement goes, but it does not appear to be losing steam anytime soon!  Right now not only is Turning Point growing exponentially, but Jesus tent Revivals are springing up all over the country!  Yes America, it’s not too late to save our country!