New York City mayoral election, 2017 thread

[Rjjr77]

Real New Yorkers love De Blasio. End of story. The white losers who come here from whatever God forsaken part of the country should not have the right to throw him out of power.

I guess all those people who boo the crap out of him every time he steps into queens and staten aren't real New Yorkers. I'd argue it's all the outsiders in Brooklyn and Manhattan that like him

RIP Staten Island Chuck

[Suburbia]

Likely De Blasio. If there is a race riot, or any cop fracas, it's game over for De Blasio. Ulrich or Massey gets the Giuliani voters plus $$$$$ from Jon Voight, Susan Lucci, etc. Poor Hillary Clinton, she may have to go back to private work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/nyregion/mayor-bill-de-blasio-investigation-no-criminal-charges.html

[Suburbia]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

[Rjjr77]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Definitely not

[The Other Castro]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

He may run, but he won't win. And he won't be VP.

[LabourJersey]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Anyone who thinks De Blasio can be on the 2020 ticket has never seen him campaign. The man drops the ball so often, it's lost its air.

[MAINEiac4434]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Pre-scandal, maybe. Now, no chance.

[Suburbia]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Anyone who thinks De Blasio can be on the 2020 ticket has never seen him campaign. The man drops the ball so often, it's lost its air.

In what way? He beat Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson. He beat the mightiest of NYC politicians.

[Rjjr77]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Anyone who thinks De Blasio can be on the 2020 ticket has never seen him campaign. The man drops the ball so often, it's lost its air.

In what way? He beat Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson. He beat the mightiest of NYC politicians.

NYC politicians aren't really that talented of politicians... NYC politics has nothing on Chicago or most of the south, I'd argue FL politics are even rougher.

[Suburbia]

De Blasio still has political problems....he's very unpopular in Staten Island, the child welfare services, Daniel Pantaleo still has his police badge. Scott Stringer could still run.

[mds32]

Anywhere where the GOP might pick up a city council seat? Having 3/51 is pretty abysmal

[Suburbia]

Anywhere where the GOP might pick up a city council seat? Having 3/51 is pretty abysmal

Yes. Elizabeth Crowley could lose. James Vacca's vacant seat could go Republican.

[Rjjr77]

Congrats on your reelection, Mayor de Blasio.

If he wins a second term, do you see him running for president or being the VP candidate?

Anyone who thinks De Blasio can be on the 2020 ticket has never seen him campaign. The man drops the ball groundhog so often, it's lost its air life.

Fixed it.

[Duke of York]

Anywhere where the GOP might pick up a city council seat? Having 3/51 is pretty abysmal

Yes. Elizabeth Crowley could lose. James Vacca's vacant seat could go Republican.

What makes you think Crowley could lose? She won by 17 points last time and why Vacca's seat. Granted he's term limited by why that seat?

[The Other Castro]

IT'S ROCKY!!!

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente is announcing tomorrow that he will run for NYC Mayor...as a Republican.

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http://nypost.com/2017/03/22/millionaire-from-california-throwing-hat-into-mayoral-race/

[warandwar]

Real New Yorkers love De Blasio. End of story. The white losers who come here from whatever God forsaken part of the country should not have the right to throw him out of power.

I guess all those people who boo the crap out of him every time he steps into queens and staten aren't real New Yorkers. I'd argue it's all the outsiders in Brooklyn and Manhattan that like him

RIP Staten Island Chuck

When has New York had a mayor that hasn't been booed mercilessly?

[Rjjr77]

Real New Yorkers love De Blasio. End of story. The white losers who come here from whatever God forsaken part of the country should not have the right to throw him out of power.

I guess all those people who boo the crap out of him every time he steps into queens and staten aren't real New Yorkers. I'd argue it's all the outsiders in Brooklyn and Manhattan that like him

RIP Staten Island Chuck

When has New York had a mayor that hasn't been booed mercilessly?

Giuliani

[Rjjr77]

IT'S ROCKY!!!

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente is announcing tomorrow that he will run for NYC Mayor...as a Republican.

You must be logged in to read this quote.

http://nypost.com/2017/03/22/millionaire-from-california-throwing-hat-into-mayoral-race/

The guy literally ran as a democrat for president...

[Suburbia]

Big news...Queens Republican City Councilman Eric Ulrich will not run for mayor in 2017. He is a John Kasich protege. He probably decided not to run because of Republican Paul Massey's money advantage. He could have a chance at running for mayor in 2021 or 2025. 

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2017/03/20/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-says-he-will-not-run-for-mayor.html

http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2017/12/web-ulrich_2017_03_24_q.html

[Suburbia]

Anywhere where the GOP might pick up a city council seat? Having 3/51 is pretty abysmal

Yes. Elizabeth Crowley could lose. James Vacca's vacant seat could go Republican.

What makes you think Crowley could lose? She won by 17 points last time and why Vacca's seat. Granted he's term limited by why that seat?

Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens-30) could lose this year in 2017 because of the fact that her area has a homeless shelter problem. The Maspeth-Middle Village area is a blue collar white outerborough part of Queens. Some of her voters, some registered Democrats, voted for Trump. Former Assemblywoman Margaret Markey lost a Democratic Assembly primary last September to Brian Barnwell because of Mayor de Blasio's plan for a homeless shelter in the Maspeth area. It has been revealed that Crowley knew about it. That could cost her job, despite being the cousin of Queens Democratic boss and Rep. Joe Crowley.

http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2016/38/markey_2016_09_16_q.html

http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2016/44/shelterrally_2016_10_28_q.html

[Suburbia]

Anywhere where the GOP might pick up a city council seat? Having 3/51 is pretty abysmal

Yes. Elizabeth Crowley could lose. James Vacca's vacant seat could go Republican.

What makes you think Crowley could lose? She won by 17 points last time and why Vacca's seat. Granted he's term limited by why that seat?

N.Y.C. Republicans could pick up Council seats despite running in a anti-Trump/potential anti-Republican election environment because of the political environments in some of these districts. Some of these districts voted for Trump last year for president.

NYC Republicans could pick up:

District 13 (Vacca) **(Open Seat)**
District 30 (Crowley)
District 43 (Gentile) **(Open Seat)**

[Simfan34]

This is depressing.

[Suburbia]

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island), a white ethnic Republican Greek woman, is considering running for mayor if businessman and fellow Greek, John Catsimidis decides not to run.

http://www.silive.com/news/2017/04/malliotakis_ill_run_for_mayor.html

[Suburbia]

This is depressing.

Yes. The 2017 mayoral election is very sleepy. However, Bo Dietl could do better amongst Staten Islanders and other outerborough voters than Paul Massey, the traditional Republican. Massey is a moneybags wealthy Bloomberg/Romney candidate.

[Progressive]

It's going to be a Massey vs. Dietl primary (if Dietl gets permitted to be on the ballot--needs 3/5 of GOP chairs to allow it).

If Dietl gets put on the ballot, here's how it's gonna play out:

1. Massey wins Republican votes in Manhattan (heavy wins in the Upper East Side for instance). Not many Republicans, but will be a big chunk of the GOP vote.

Massey likely wins Republican votes in other upper middle class pockets of the City that have some Republicans present like Forest Hills, Queens or the Northwest Bronx.

2. Dietl probably does well in Staten Island and parts of Queens like Middle Village and Maspeth as well as Howard Beach.

Wild cards:

1. Hasidim/Orthodox Jewish voters
2. Black and Latino Republicans in mostly Black or Latino communities--not many Republicans, but in the aggregate will be a chunk of the electorate
3. South Brooklyn mix of Irish, Italian, Jewish communities like Marine Park.