Morning Digest: Rivals are lining up to unseat New York City's unpopular mayor

_{The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.}

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● New York City, NY Mayor: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced Tuesday that he would take on Mayor Eric Adams in next June's instant-runoff Democratic primary, a declaration that makes Lander the first major challenger to announce a campaign.

Lander's 2021 win made him one of the most influential progressives in America's largest city, but he'll almost certainly need to get past several other Democrats also looking to oust the unpopular Adams, whose approval rating sank to record lows over the winter. Two local politicians, former city Comptroller Scott Stringer and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, each formed an exploratory committee earlier this year.