New York Post editorial board calls for Curtis Sliwa to quit mayoral race to stop Zohran Mamdani

Sliwa is absolutely right that it's not his fault that New York is in this corner, but fault isn't the issue here.

The simple fact is that the Republican nominee is far back in third place in every poll, with zero chance of winning.

Plenty of readers will erupt in fury at us, and we get it: No one will confuse this page, or The Post as a whole, for Cuomo fans.

That's not the issue, either: In a dire situation, we've got to deal with the facts as they are, ugly as they are.

Sliwa has worked hard in this run, getting well-briefed on all the issues, showing up every day all over the city and even setting aside his proud red beret.

But he is an oddball, with a sometimes-shady past and zero experience relevant to running the behemoth that is city government - yet the GOP's county bosses lined up firmly behind Sliwa.

If Republicans had come up with a more credible candidate, with a second line less eccentric than Protect Animals, we'd likely now be demanding that Cuomo drop right now.

It stinks, but for the sake of the city you love so deeply, Curtis, please swallow this bitter pill.