NYC GOP hopeful says Mamdani ‘running city into the ground’ as taxes, crime fears fuel backlash
In Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York City, one Republican congressional candidate running in one of the bluest districts in the country says conservative principles can save the city from being...
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In Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s New York City, one Republican congressional candidate running in one of the bluest districts in the country says conservative principles can save the city from being "run into the ground." "Mamdani does not represent where voters in my district are on the issues," Caroline Shinkle, a Republican running in New York’s 12th Congressional District, told Fox News Digital. "He's really gone from incompetence to active destruction, and we see this from the targeting of Ken Griffin to Goldman Sachs choosing to expand elsewhere, from socialism to antisemitism to crime to an out-of-control cost of living." "This is no way to run a city unless you're trying to run it into the ground," she added. Shinkle said she believes voters in the deep-blue district are increasingly rejecting progressive politics as concerns over crime and the cost of living continue to grow. REPUBLICANS PUSH TO MAKE MAMDANI THE NEW FACE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY "We, as the people of Manhattan, cannot afford to elect another far-left politician to represent us in Congress, not when they represent the same failed thinking that has sent New York City into its spiral of decline," she said. As the only Republican challenger, Shinkle is seeking to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. She is a corporate lawyer and graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School. " Common sense " conservative principles are exactly what the Big Apple needs, she said. "My candidacy is about reversing that trend line, and every Democrat running in this race will continue to add to the problem, whereas I will be part of the solution," she said. "It is not political, it's common sense, it is about survival and getting back to basics." STEVE FORBES: 4 WAYS TO FIX WHAT’S WRONG WITH NEW YORK CITY AND STOP THE EXODUS Shinkle said those principles are resonating not only with conservatives, but with voters across the political spectrum. "Our message of common sense economic emp…