De Blasio Takes Lead Among Democrats in New York Mayoral Race

[oberliner]

Source: Bloomberg

New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio surged to the lead among seven Democrats vying for their party’s mayoral nomination with four weeks to go in the primary campaign, a Quinnipiac University Poll showed.

De Blasio was favored by 30 percent of likely voters, topping City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who received 24 percent support and has led most polls this year. Former city Comptroller William Thompson was backed by 22 percent; and former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner got support from 10 percent, according to the survey released today.

The findings reflected strong support for de Blasio among voters critical of the police department’s stop-and-frisk tactics, which U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin yesterday ruled had unlawfully targeted minority citizens, the university said in a news release.

“A few weeks ago, de Blasio looked like an also-ran and today, he’s the leader of the pack,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Hamden, Connecticut-based university’s polling institute.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-13/de-blasio-takes-lead-among-democrats-in-new-york-mayoral-race.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Weiner's support has lost its turgor.

[msongs]

2. maybe his run was just PR so he could show it off and get more dates nt

[Kingofalldems]

3. Republicans won't like this one

[bullwinkle428]

4. This is GREAT news! Sounds like New Yorkers are really paying attention!

[Lobo27]

5. Not a New Yorker, but the other day

on TyT, Cenk was raving about him. GOOD NEWS.

[hrmjustin]

6. I am torn between Thompson and de Blasio. I will make my choice in Sept.

It would be funny if Quinn did not make it into the runoff.

[Robbins]

7. De blasio

Glad he has moved into lead now after Weiner self destruced ahead of Quinn.Remember QUin Is reason Bloomberg was able to get a third term by changing term limits.

[tofuandbeer]

9. After seeing a couple Quinn interviews,

I found her unimpressive, and didn't think she stood a chance of beating the Republican nominee (whoever that may be).

[Smarmie Doofus]

11. Anyone could beat the republican this year.

That's why the DEM primary is so important.

[Jim Lane]

8. As an environmentalist, I'm not keen on de Blasio.

His record has largely been one of going along with what developers want.

A recent case in point, concerning the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn (now designated a Superfund site, over de Blasio's opposition), is this article from Crain's.

I know Marlene Donnelly, a longtime grassroots activist who's quoted in the article, and I agree with her assessment.

[oberliner]

10. Who are you keen on?

Any of the other candidates strike your fancy?

[Jim Lane]

13. Good question, but I'm not excited about any of the leaders.

If I could wave a magic wand and pick the next Mayor, I'd pick Sal Albanese, based on his good record on the City Council when he served there several years ago. Alas, he has no chance. The poll that put de Blasio in the lead has Albanese in seventh place with one percent of the vote.

[JI7]

12. why isn't Quinn that popular ?

[DCBob]

15. I thinks she is too conservative.

[Smarmie Doofus]

17. She's seen as Bloomberg Redux.

She's the 1% candidate in a 99% era.

Too bad, in some ways. She started out *very* different.

And her makeover was so abrupt and so complete that it raises questions about whether she has any core.

What is it that people say about power? It erupts?

Somethin' like that.

That's Christine.

[branford]

18. She voted to allow Bloomberg a 3rd term as a trade to give sitting council members another term.

She is very much an establishment politico. The most important thing to Christine Quinn is the continued re-election of Christine Quinn.

As a resident of NYC, my primary vote will go to Bill de Blasio. Bill Thompson would also be fine. I haven't liked Quinn for some time, and if I ever voted for Weiner, I don't believe I could ever get clean.

In the general election, if I have to pull the lever for Quinn to ensure a Democratic victory, I would taste the bile for the rest of the day.

[DCBob]

14. Great news.. finally!

Weiner no longer a factor... also good news.

[JI7]

16. was it the ad with his son that helped him ?

[Nedsdag]

20. I believe so.

It's a great commercial.

The commercial plus his fight against the closing of several hospitals have raised his profile.

[davidpdx]

19. The headline on election day will be

Weiner comes up short

[blkmusclmachine]

21. Surge, baby, surge.