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De Blasio New Frontrunner in Race for NYC Mayor

A Quinnipiac University poll released on Tuesday shows Public Advocate Bill de Blasio leading the crowded field of Democratic candidates for mayor with 30% of the vote.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn pulled in 24%, while former Comptroller Bill Thompson was third with 22%.

Former U.S. Rep Anthony Weiner dropped to 10% following his latest scandal, followed by John Liu with 6% and Sal Albanese with 1%.

Pollsters say de Blasio’s surge has been helped by the fallout from Weiner’s scandal along with a renewed criticism of the NYPD “stop and frisk” program, and aided by a week’s worth of TV ads.

In a statement released on Tuesday, de Blasio campaign manager Bill Hyers said, “Whether we are ahead in the polls or behind, Bill de Blasio’s message has always been clear.  He is the only Democrat who will break from the Bloomberg years by raising taxes on the wealthy to invest in universal pre-K and after-school programs, ending racial profiling, and fighting to save community hospitals.”

Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said, “A few weeks ago, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio looked like an also-ran. Today, he’s the leader of the pack, and a winner in the runoffs. Follow the bouncing ball, folks. This line-up keeps changing.”

Carroll also added, “Nobody thinks former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will pack it in, but 52 percent of likely Democratic primary voters wish he’d go away and 51 percent say they’d never vote for him.”

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7 Comments

  • yossi

    if he wins we are in trouble .he is the most liberal from all of the candidates .ny becomes like detroit if he wins

  • This man is a nice guy but a radical leftist

    You need to check his opinion & policies on the issues, being a nice guy means very little here.

  • Whooooooo cares

    So being a nice guy means nothing in an elected official huh? Guess you’ll be voting for Weiner….

    Oh and by the way, the guy who’s running on the republican side, his claim to fame is running the MTA, yes, because he did such a great job with that LOL

  • #3 & 5 either 'frei' or paid for by DB for mayor

    The democrat side don’t have anyone normal in the four.

    • Milhouse

      Of the bunch, Thompson seems to be the only one who at least is a mentch. He’s wrong on so many things, but compared to the others he stands out as not being on the take.