Poll of the week: A new WNBC/Telemundo 47/Politico/Marist College poll finds Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leading the New York City Democratic mayoral primary 24% to Kathryn Garcia’s 17%, Maya Wiley’s 15%, and Andrew Yang’s 13%. All other candidates are in single-digits.
The same poll found that when ranked choice voting was applied that Adams defeated Garcia 56% to 44% in the final round.
Pretty much every other public poll puts Adams on top in voters’ first choice, but other surveys show anything from a large Adams lead to a small Garcia advantage in the final round.
What’s the point: With the primary on