De Blasio Reverses Stance, Says He Hopes WFP Endorses Cuomo

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Jill Colvin

Mayor Bill de Blasio today urged the left-leaning Working Families Party to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo–a reversal from his remarks earlier this week.

Taking questions at the opening of a new asphalt plant in Brooklyn, the mayor encouraged the WFP, which he helped found, to back Mr. Cuomo, his former boss.

“I want to state: I am supporting the governor and I’m going to be working hard for the governor and doing everything I can to help him. You know, I talked about this the other day. The WFP has its own process. And I’m not a member of the WFP. I respect that they have their own process. But if they asked my advice, I would say to them, clearly they should endorse Governor Cuomo,” said the mayor.

He went on to tout the governor’s record and argued that Mr. Cuomo’s actions and the party’s values largely align.

Read more at http://observer.com/2014/05/de-blasio-reverses-stance-says-he-hopes-wfp-endorses-cuomo/#ixzz31i1lhmHu

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