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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill de Blasio Elected Mayor of New York City (Based on zero percent of votes counted - Gawker)
Bill de Blasio, the Brooklyn Democrat and sitting Public Advocate, was elected the 109th mayor of New York City on Tuesday, carried by a dramatic lead over Republican opponent Joe Lhota and widespread sentiment that the Bloomberg administration had turned against New Yorks struggling middle class. The candidate is expected to deliver his victory speech in roughly eight-and-a-half hours before supporters gathered at the Park Slope Armory YMCA.
Based on zero percent of votes counted, Gawkers decision desk projects that de Blasio will capture 64 percent of the citys vote, with approximately 24 percent of New Yorkers casting their ballot for Lhota. De Blasio, who ran on a progressive campaign featuring strong criticisms of Bloombergs police and housing policies, will be the first Democrat to occupy Gracie Mansion since David Dinkins, who left office in 1993 after a single term.
In an eyebrow-raising move, Lhota has not yet conceded defeat. The polls havent closed, and Joe is still actively campaigning, Lhota campaign spokesman Robert Tappan told Gawker on Tuesday morning. Political observers told Gawker it is relatively unusual for a candidate not to concede in the face of such overwhelming and certain odds.
De Blasios yawning lead over Lhota marks both the success of the winning candidates campaign, which filmed several well-received television advertisements featuring de Blasios two teenaged children, and a remarkable shift in New Yorkers regard for the Bloomberg era that defined the first decade of the new millennium, which de Blasio has repeatedly said created a tale of two cities, channeling the Charles Dickens novel about pre-revolutionary Europe. In contrast to todays victory, Bloomberg edged out then-opponent Bill Thompson in 2009 by just 4.4 points.
http://gawker.com/bill-de-blasio-elected-mayor-of-new-york-city-1458722054
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Bill de Blasio Elected Mayor of New York City (Based on zero percent of votes counted - Gawker) (Original Post)
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gopiscrap
(23,757 posts)1. Really? I'm laughing!
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)2. I'm laughing too but not sure this is a great idea. No DUers would be discouraged but those
that do not understand the fun part of this may just say why bother to vote? I'm just sayin'...