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Curtis Sliwa: “With the protect the animals line, first time ever in…”

Featuring: Curtis Sliwa, Conservative | Radio Talk Show Host, Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

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Will New Yorkers elect a Republican for mayor? Curtis Sliwa thinks so. | NY1's You Decide

Published | Video Starts at 41:22

I don't think most of them are gonna leave me. The Republicans will come home. And I have even more independents than Republicans because independents are twice the number of registered voters. And now With the protect the animals line, first time ever in electoral politics, no kill shelters and jail animal abusers. I figure I'll get another 4, 5%. It's mostly women, but then I'm a contender. And if you've noticed the last four polls, if you look at a compilation, I'm the only one going up, sort of. (41:22–41:31)

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Asserts that the 'protect the animals' line, advocating for no-kill shelters and jailing animal abusers, is a first in electoral politics.

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