The most significant development in the mayoral election in Boston earlier this month was hardly discussed: the absence of open racial animosity. … The absence of race as a divisive issue was also striking in New York’s recent mayoral election — and before that in the March 5 mayoral election […] Read more »
Bill de Blasio Maintains Huge Lead Over Joe Lhota Days Before NYC Mayoral Election
… With just days before Tuesday’s election, 65 percent of likely voters say they will vote for de Blasio, compared to 24 percent for Lhota, a new NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll shows. That’s virtually unchanged from when the campaign started, after three debates. CONT. Jon Schuppe, NBC […] Read more »
When Class Trumps Identity
Last week, I wrote about Bill de Blasio’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York, and mentioned that exit polls showed that his support was “consistently high among all income groups.” … Howard Rosenthal, a political scientist at NYU, wrote to me pointing out that the Times’s own detailed […] Read more »
De Blasio in Position to Win New York Mayor’s Race by Historic Margin
Bill de Blasio is poised to win the race for mayor of New York City by a historically large margin, powered by optimism that he will bring about change and by overwhelming voter disapproval of the Republican Party. … Over all, the poll found that Mr. de Blasio held a […] Read more »
Bill de Blasio and the New Urban Populism
In an era of Clintonesque caution, when Democrats typically mute any expression of their leftward leanings, Bill de Blasio, who will almost certainly be elected mayor of New York City two weeks from now, does not concede an inch to the right. … Does the advent of a new era […] Read more »
Bill de Blasio Enters NYC Mayoral Race General Election With Wide Lead
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has emerged from the primary campaign with a sizeable lead over Republican Joe Lhota, winning support of nearly two-thirds of likely New York City voters in the first general election poll. De Blasio leads Lhota 65 percent to 22 percent among likely voters, according […] Read more »