De Blasio May Run for President

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2017/08/14/de-blasio-may-run-president/

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “is putting out feelers to run for president, spreading whispers that Bernie Sanders, 75, and Elizabeth Warren, 68, are too old,” the New York Post reports.

“De Blasio, 56, will claim he’s the rightful standard bearer for the progressive wing of the Democratic party.”

Said one Democratic insider: “He thinks he’s going to coast to re-election victory. His people are sending out overtures asking where he should go next and whom he should meet on a national level.”


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[Me.]

1. No

We'll lose. He simply doesn't have the stature. Governor would make more sense, though don't know if he could win.

[applegrove]

2. Looks like there are going to be 20 or so Democrats running for the nomination. That is bad.

Remember 17 opponents were how Trump won. He was the loud obnoxious voice on the edge and beat out the mainstream republicans by having a base of 27% from the start.

Personally I hope Al Franken changes his mind and runs.

[Phoenix61]

3. Nope

I realize NY is a huge city but... no, just no.

[monmouth4]

4. No, No, a thousand times No.

[kentuck]

5. Democrats seem to do better when they run outsiders like de Blasio...

Like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. All of them little-known outsiders.

[Historic NY]

6. Good grief............

he has dismal ratings in NYC.

[vi5]

7. Better than Cuomo (most are)....but still no.

I like his politics but he's quite frankly a bad politician. He always seems like his heart is anywhere else but where he is and in what he's doing. Not that I can blame him, but it's not a good look for a national level.