NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams blamed progressive activists Thursday for his party’s spotty performance in New York’s midterm elections, infuriating fellow Democrats who say his finger-pointing is factually dubious and plays into the hands of Republicans. Between the U.S. House and Albany’s two state legislative chambers, Republicans are on track to flip more than a half dozen Democratic seats across New York in Tuesday’s elections. Left-wing groups such as the Working Families Party have said Adams is in part at fault for the setbacks because of what they see as his fear-mongering on public safe…
