In Mayor 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 Yorks 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.
“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.
“” 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.”
Shinkle said those principles are resonating not only with conservatives, but with voters across the political spectrum.
“Our message of common sense economic empowerment is resonating with voters of all political affiliations throughout the district, Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike, because they understand that we are in a critical emergency situation,” she said.
She pointed to Mamdani’s tax policies as a “pathetic attempt” to make the wealthy pay more, arguing they would drive people and .
“Rather than building the tax base in the city, Mamdani’s pathetic attempt at forcing people to pay their fair share is really translating to citizens paying their fair share of moving expenses to leave the city,” she said, adding that the situation has gotten “out of control” in New York City.
“We just have to look at the reality around us,” she said. “Out-of-control , out-of-control regulatory burdens, out-of-control rent, to out-of-control cost of living. Pro-criminal crime policies, condoning anti-Semitism. It’s nuts.”
Mamdanis “tax the rich” agenda has drawn heavy backlash since he took office in January, with Citadel CEO investments in Florida instead.
Shinkle said the policies punish successful businesses rather than encouraging them.
“Taxation through appropriation. It’s time for him to drop-kick this un-American, anti-success worldview and start building a welcoming environment for New York businesses and families to thrive.”
However, in a city with millions of taxpayers, Shinkle is making the case that costs should not be soaring and there’s “no reason why the cost of living has to be sky-high here in New York City.”
In addition to taxes, Shinkle says constituents tell her that public safety is an issue not being addressed by Democrats and that New Yorkers deserve to ride public transportation and leave their houses .
“Safe streets and being able to walk to dinner in the evening and take the subway without fearing for your life is good practice wherever you live,” she said. “You cannot have a vibrant economy if you’re too scared to go out and participate in the economy,” she added.
Despite her love for , Shinkle said there has been a significant “deterioration of morale.”
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