De Blasio Will Run for House Seat in Newly Drawn District

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City, announced on Friday that he would run for Congress in a newly created district stretching from Lower Manhattan to his home in Brooklyn, jumping into a crowded Democratic primary field.

Mr. de Blasio, who left office with low approval ratings in December after two terms, had been publicly mulling a campaign this week after a state court released a slate of new proposed congressional districts that would open up a safely blue seat in the heart of New York City.

He announced his comeback attempt early Friday morning on his favorite television program, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” hours before the map was set to be finalized, and potentially tweaked.

“The polls show people are hurting, they need help, they need help fast and they need leaders who can actually get them help now and know how to do it,” said Mr. de Blasio, 61. “I do know how to do it from years of serving the people of this city, so today I am declaring my candidacy for Congress.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/nyregion/de-blasio-house-congress-running.html

[nycbos]

1. de Blasio is one of the most talented politicians of our generation.

He managed to unite public housing residents, the police unions, and black lives matter against him.

I didn't think something like that was possible de Blasio somehow managed it.

[Ray Bruns]

2. LOL

[Claustrum]

3. LOL

I really don't know why he think he can run for president or any other office. He managed to make both republicans and democrats to hate him. I really don't know who his constituents are.

[nycbos]

5. He won a primary in 2013 because of one ad with his biracial son.

That gave him delusions of grander. He set out to be a national progressive star instead of focusing on being mayor of the country's largest city and by the time he left office everybody hated him. Despite everyone him them in New York he thought he was enough of a star on the left to run for president.

There are a small percentage of people who do like him and in a crowded primary he knows all he needs is a small plurality.

[PoliticAverse]

10. If there was any doubt, the run for president thing was proof he was extremely divorced from reality

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. Is there no one around him to tell him to stop? nt

[disndat]

6. After 8 years as Mayor

He is well qualified to run for dog catcher.

[patphil]

7. I doubt he'll be able to win that primary...too many New Yorkers remember him as mayor.

He pissed everybody off as mayor.

[Samrob]

8. I hope he wins. I'm not in the majority but he is a good, decent man. Not perfect but sincere and

has a heart for the people.

[disndat]

9. Try asking former

NYC Controller, Scott Stringer, what he thinks. You would get an earful.

[PoliticAverse]

11. Bill DeBlasio's mother - is that you? n/t

[nycbos]

15. Lol

[RussBLib]

12. I wish we had more high-profile Dems running

there are lots out there, but DC has gotten so toxic, many shun the idea. Lots of local elections have gone bonkers too, but that only shows the need for more serious people to run.

so clean it up already.

[brooklynite]

14. How many market rate apartment buildings did your Mayor place in public parks?

[brooklynite]

13. As a resident of NY-10, I'm advocating "ABCD"....

Anyone but Congressman DeBlasio.

This is an absolutely safe Dem district. We can do better.