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7. Bill de Blasio gives endorsements to his underdog supporters

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 03:42 PM

Aug 2014

ANNIE KARNI

Flatbush district leader Rodneyse Bichotte alienated many people in her community last year when she backed Bill de Blasio for mayor over former Controller Bill Thompson.

But the unpopular decision is paying off. Bichotte — now vying for an open Assembly seat in Brooklyn — is one of four little-known candidates Mayor de Blasio has chosen to endorse because they were early backers of his underdog campaign

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bill-de-blasio-giving-endorsements-underdog-supporters-article-1.1922640

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