Political contenders, take note: Persist in your endeavors for reelection!

In the upcoming November election, New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams has declared that he will continue his campaign, despite rumors of an imminent exit and reports suggesting potential job offers from the Trump administration.

Adams, the Democratic nominee, has been under pressure due to anemic polling and failure to receive public matching funds. However, he remains in the race, leading post-primary polls against Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and independent candidate Jim Walden, who dropped out of the race on Monday.

The speculation about Adams' potential exit from the race was further fueled by a press conference he held on Friday, which was announced an hour before it began. During the conference, Adams accused Andrew Cuomo, his main rival, of being a "snake and a liar."

Adams also accused Cuomo of pushing Black candidates out of races, citing examples of former Gov. David Paterson, former state Comptroller Carl McCall, and Charlie King. Cuomo lost the ranked-choice Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani in June, but rebranded and relaunched his campaign a few weeks later.

Trump's advisers are reportedly putting together a plan to nominate Adams to be an ambassador or envoy position to Saudi Arabia, according to reports. However, Trump himself has commented on Adams' decision to stay in the race, stating that Adams is free to do as he wants.

Walden dropped his bid for mayor on Monday as a symbolic gesture to show commitment to consolidating support behind the strongest candidate. Trump has commented on the mayoral race, suggesting that if there are multiple candidates running against Mamdani, it might be difficult for any candidate to win. If there was only one candidate running against Mamdani, Trump believes that Cuomo might have a chance of winning one on one.

As the election approaches, the race for the mayoral seat of New York City continues to be a hot topic, with Adams vowing to stay in the race and fight for the voters' support. The voters, Adams stated, will determine the next mayor of New York City.