Gov de Blasio?
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Behind a paywall, but all you need is the headline:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/nyregion/bill-deblasio-governor.html
Bill de Blasio Thinks He Could Be Governor. Does Anyone Else?
A run for higher office by New York City’s mayor might be viewed skeptically across the state, but he says he wants to remain in public life.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has begun to tell people privately that he plans to run for governor of New York next year, according to three people with direct knowledge of his conversations with fellow Democrats and donors.
Mr. de Blasio, who has been a polarizing figure during his two terms in office, has also sounded out trusted former aides about their interest in working on a potential campaign, according to two people who are familiar with those contacts, and has made other overtures to labor leaders about a possible bid. His longtime pollster conducted a private survey to assess Mr. de Blasio’s appeal beyond New York City. And publicly, too, he has increasingly made it clear that he wants to remain in public life.
“There’s a number of things I want to keep working on in this city, in this state,” Mr. de Blasio said last week, noting his interest in public health, early childhood education and combating income inequality. “That is going to be what I focus on when this mission is over. So, I want to serve. I’m going to figure out the right way to serve and the right time to serve.”
Mr. de Blasio’s move toward a possible run for governor comes even as the city he now leads faces extraordinary challenges and an uncertain future, and should he enter what may be a crowded and well-financed field, he would face significant hurdles.
His approval ratings in New York City have been low, according to the sparse polling that is publicly available, and he faces deep skepticism elsewhere in the state — an environment similar to the one he confronted, unsuccessfully, in his 2020 presidential bid. A run for governor would be contrary to the better judgment of even some people he considers allies, as well as that of many party leaders across the state.
“Osama bin Laden is probably more popular in Suffolk County than Bill de Blasio,” said Rich Schaffer, the chairman of the county’s Democratic committee, who endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday. “De Blasio, I would say, would have zero support if not negative out here.”
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It’ll be fun to watch him get pimp slapped by the electorate.
“Don’t make me repeat myself”
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You’ve never heard the phrase pimp slapped?
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Yeah, we had redistricting this year and a new district was created right around him.
Funny to see his aspirations recede - president then governor then house in 2 years.
@jon-nyc said in Gov de Blasio?:
Funny to see his aspirations recede - president then governor then house in 2 years.
I wonder if he'd be willing to mow your lawn?
