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Bill de Blasio gets 'game changing' NY Times endorsement in Public Advocate bid
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FILE: HARRIS/EXAMINERNY.COM
The New York Times Saturday endorsed Brooklyn City Council Member Bill de Blasio in his bid fo the Democratic Party's nomination for New York City Public Advocate, an endorsment his campaign has called "game changing."
The Times wrote in part:
Because he has shown that he can work well with Mayor Bloomberg when it makes sense to do so while vehemently and eloquently opposing him when justified, City Councilman Bill de Blasio best fits today’s requirements for the job.
Mr. de Blasio has an impressive political résumé, starting with his time working for David Dinkins and later running Hillary Rodham Clinton’s United States Senate campaign. A City Council member from Brooklyn since 2001 and chairman of the Council’s General Welfare Committee, he has focused on helping many less-fortunate New Yorkers with food stamps, housing and children’s health. He has labored successfully for better schools and an improved quality of life for New Yorkers.
De Blasio has been trailing behind former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green in recent polls and even supporters of de Blasio in recent days have been saying that if Green gets the Times endorsement, it's all over, but with more than 40 percent of voters still undecided the race remains wide open.
"This is a game changing development that brings unparalleled momentum to our campaign," said de Blasio campaign manager Jillian Waldman in an E-mail to supporters, asking for campaign contributions to allow them to sprint to the finish line in the September 15 Primary election..
"It certainly brings him out of the trenches and will help energize his supporters and shoukd be good for several hundred thousand dollars in contributions," said a Democratic political analyst, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Only the die hard politicos have truly made up their minds and The Times endorsement may help to push some of those who were leaning toward de Blasio to solidify their choice. It may also help him with the voter who is undecided and looking for a reason to back a candidate, but it is by no means an indicator that this race is over."
De Blasio will face off against City Council Member Eric Gioia, Green and civil liberties attorney Norman Siegel in the Democratic Primary.
New York City election law requires that a candidate receive at least 40 percent of the vote in order to win his Party's nomination, as no candidate is polling at 40 percent, there will likely be a run-off election between the two top vote-getters following the Primary.
The winner will face Republican candidate Alex Zablocki in the November Election. . .
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