New York City mayoral election, 2017 thread

[Young Conservative]

Maliotakis seems like a great candidate (I do not know much about her though). It seems she will lose this handily, but does any new yorker see her as a potential candidate for higher office in NY in the future?

[Suburbia]

Perennial mayoral candidate Sal Albanese calls De Blasio a name.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/albanese-bill-de-blasio-is-the-biggest-a-hole-in-city-hall/

De Blasio is attacked in NYC for rushing to Hamburg, Germany to attend the G20 summit this week to discuss climate change, while the city has been mourning the death of a New York City police officer, Miosotis Familia, who was murdered by a cop killer.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/cop-killer-reportedly-warned-hospital-he-was-homicidal/

[Suburbia]

Maliotakis seems like a great candidate (I do not know much about her though). It seems she will lose this handily, but does any new yorker see her as a potential candidate for higher office in NY in the future?

I'm not a New Yorker, but I usually travel around Staten Island since S.I. is near N.J., and she could potentially run for NY governor in 2022, 2026. She could run for NYC mayor again in 2021 since De Blasio will be reelected again, despite some mishaps. She will only win Staten Island. Queens, a close second, but very unlikely.

[Young Conservative]

Perennial mayoral candidate Sal Albanese calls De Blasio a name.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/albanese-bill-de-blasio-is-the-biggest-a-hole-in-city-hall/

De Blasio is attacked in NYC for rushing to Hamburg, Germany to attend the G20 summit this week to discuss climate change, while the city has been mourning the death of a New York City police officer, Miosotis Familia, who was murdered by a cop killer.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/cop-killer-reportedly-warned-hospital-he-was-homicidal/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/nyregion/de-blasio-makes-sudden-trip-to-trump-protests-at-g-20-summit.html

He's going to protest, not participate. There's a difference. I hope this hurts his chances because it is clearly a political ploy for media attention for national office.

[Suburbia]

Perennial mayoral candidate Sal Albanese calls De Blasio a name.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/albanese-bill-de-blasio-is-the-biggest-a-hole-in-city-hall/

De Blasio is attacked in NYC for rushing to Hamburg, Germany to attend the G20 summit this week to discuss climate change, while the city has been mourning the death of a New York City police officer, Miosotis Familia, who was murdered by a cop killer.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/07/cop-killer-reportedly-warned-hospital-he-was-homicidal/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/nyregion/de-blasio-makes-sudden-trip-to-trump-protests-at-g-20-summit.html

He's going to protest, not participate. There's a difference. I hope this hurts his chances because it is clearly a political ploy for media attention for national office.

De Blasio will likely be reelected. Malliotakis will keep it competitive, and Bo Dietl could appeal to angry white New Yorkers left in the city. No major New York City Democrat can emerge now like a Spitzer 2013 Comptroller run. Christine Quinn or Scott Stringer can do it, but maybe in 2021.

[Progressive]

Petitioning season is over. No one else can access the ballot now. The field is set.

[TheSaint250]

Why is de la Fuente a Republican all of a sudden?

[Progressive]

Why is de la Fuente a Republican all of a sudden?

I don't understand either.

He's looking to have some fun and because he figured it was easier to sneak in a mano a mano against BdB by being the GOP nominee.

[BlueDogDemocrat]

Why is de la Fuente a Republican all of a sudden?

I don't understand either.

He's looking to have some fun and because he figured it was easier to sneak in a mano a mano against BdB by being the GOP nominee.

He went from Democrat to starting his own party to Reform and now to Republican in the span of 2 years. He ran for president from California, the U.S. Senate in Florida, and now for Mayor of NYC all in the span of 2 years. Wondering why he decided to run as a republican is just the beginning of Fuente's craziness and inconsistency. I honestly have no clue where he really is from and what his actual beliefs are.   

[TheSaint250]

Why is de la Fuente a Republican all of a sudden?

I don't understand either.

He's looking to have some fun and because he figured it was easier to sneak in a mano a mano against BdB by being the GOP nominee.

He went from Democrat to starting his own party to Reform and now to Republican in the span of 2 years. He ran for president from California, the U.S. Senate in Florida, and now for Mayor of NYC all in the span of 2 years. Wondering why he decided to run as a republican is just the beginning of Fuente's craziness and inconsistency. I honestly have no clue where he really is from and what his actual beliefs are.   

He said that he was fiscally conservative and opposed sanctuary cities to some random Republican voters and I was like wtf. I remember him calling himself a prpressive

[The Other Castro]

Scott Stringer endorsed Bill de Blasio today, shutting down any rumors of a run.

[Suburbia]

De Blasio and Stringer still have a rivalry, but they can get along since they are both Democrats.

http://nypost.com/2017/07/16/de-blasio-and-stringer-support-each-others-re-election-bids/

Had Stringer ran for mayor against De Blasio, he may have won Staten Island and Queens.

[Simfan34]

Scott Stringer endorsed Bill de Blasio today, shutting down any rumors of a run.

Far too late even if he wanted to. De Blasio seems set to cruise to victory.

[Progressive]

Primary is in less than a month. Anyone think Albanese picking up steam?

[Suburbia]

Primary is in less than a month. Anyone think Albanese picking up steam?

Yes. I like him. He's not going to be mayor, he ran for mayor in 1997, 2001, and 2013, but Albanese should run for Congress against Dan Donovan, the former S.I. D.A. who allowed Eric Garner's killer walk free in 2014.

He'll do well in Staten Island and some parts of Brooklyn, but turnout will be very, very low on September 12.

[Progressive]

Primary is in less than a month. Anyone think Albanese picking up steam?

Yes. I like him. He's not going to be mayor, he ran for mayor in 1997, 2001, and 2013, but Albanese should run for Congress against Dan Donovan, the former S.I. D.A. who allowed Eric Garner's killer walk free in 2014.

He'll do well in Staten Island and some parts of Brooklyn, but turnout will be very, very low on September 12.

DEB getting so much bad press lately, wouldn't be surprised if he does worse than thought

[Suburbia]

Primary is in less than a month. Anyone think Albanese picking up steam?

Yes. I like him. He's not going to be mayor, he ran for mayor in 1997, 2001, and 2013, but Albanese should run for Congress against Dan Donovan, the former S.I. D.A. who allowed Eric Garner's killer walk free in 2014.

He'll do well in Staten Island and some parts of Brooklyn, but turnout will be very, very low on September 12.

DEB getting so much bad press lately, wouldn't be surprised if he does worse than thought

He may win the Democratic renomination by 30 points or less.

[Kingpoleon]

Primary is in less than a month. Anyone think Albanese picking up steam?

Yes. I like him. He's not going to be mayor, he ran for mayor in 1997, 2001, and 2013, but Albanese should run for Congress against Dan Donovan, the former S.I. D.A. who allowed Eric Garner's killer walk free in 2014.

He'll do well in Staten Island and some parts of Brooklyn, but turnout will be very, very low on September 12.

DEB getting so much bad press lately, wouldn't be surprised if he does worse than thought

For obvious reasons, DeBlaiso never gets positive press coverage.

[BlueDogDemocrat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzIfDLHon-c

Here is a link to the final NYC Democratic primary debate if anyone is interested in watching it.

[Suburbia]

I can assure that Albanese will win parts of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, etc.

Albanese will beat De Blasio in the white ethnic Staten Island areas where De Blasio is very unpopular.

I can see Albanese doing well in places like Forest Hills, Kew Gardens (white ethnics and Jewish conservative areas).

Four years ago, September 2013, the Democratic mayoral primary was more intense post-Bloomberg (Quinn, De Blasio, Thompson, Weiner)

However, De Blasio did well with all groups because of the income inequality issue.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/bill-de-blasio-led-women-jewish-black-voters-article-1.1451832

[Tintrlvr]

I can assure that Albanese will win parts of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, etc.

Albanese will beat De Blasio in the white ethnic Staten Island areas where De Blasio is very unpopular.

I can see Albanese doing well in places like Forest Hills, Kew Gardens (white ethnics and Jewish conservative areas).

Four years ago, September 2013, the Democratic mayoral primary was more intense post-Bloomberg (Quinn, De Blasio, Thompson, Weiner)

However, De Blasio did well with all groups because of the income inequality issue.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/bill-de-blasio-led-women-jewish-black-voters-article-1.1451832

Maybe, but you may not know much about Albanese's campaign. He's largely running to de Blasio's left, especially on housing issues (attacking de Blasio for being "in bed with big developers," etc.). Not as far to de Blasio's left as Gangi or Bashner, but definitely not campaigning against de Blasio from the right in the way that would be needed to run up the score on Staten Island. To the extent there is a candidate to the right of de Blasio, it's Tolkin, but he's not going to do particularly well anywhere and is a much more urbanist candidate than Albanese so would do better in wealthy liberal places like Park Slope or the UWS.

By far the more interesting and competitive race in NYC this primary day is the race for (the Democratic nomination for) Brooklyn DA.

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

DeBlasio won 74% of the primary vote; that's pretty impressive, even for an incumbent in a primary.  He's pretty much guaranteed re-election.  There is no Democrat of anywhere near equal stature on the ballot, and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) doesn't have the stature to wage a viable campaign against DeBlasio.  What it would take for DeBlasio to lose would be huge chunks of the Democratic Establishment in NYC endorsing Malliotakis and actively campaigning for her.  That's what happened with Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, but it's not going to happen for a candidate with such minimal stature as Malliotakis (who may want to run for Governor or Lt. Governor). 

[Lord Admirale]

Lets go Bo!

I think Bo will actually win more votes that Nicole Mallikositosis.

[Alabama_Indy10]

Lets go Bo!

I think Bo will actually win more votes that Nicole Mallikositosis.

Anytime I see him I think of Arby's

[Suburbia]

Staten Island is the most politically conservative borough in NYC.

Yet, Albanese ran as a left-wing Democrat, but a good government liberal.

Staten Island Democrats love Albanese!

I tell you, Albanese should run for Congress against Donovan or Grimm.

Albanese would win.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/2017-primary-results-who-won-where/