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How Bill De Blasio Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
FiveThirtyEightThe two-term mayor, who is scheduled to announce his candidacy on Thursday on Good Morning America, entered office promising big, progressive programs. But things havent always gone as planned. Just in the last few years, he has
- Angered some in his liberal base by trying to bring an Amazon headquarters to the city.
- Stoked racial tension when trying to improve diversity in parts of the citys deeply segregated school system.
- Failed to stop the spread of homelessness in the city despite running on a campaign promise to aggressively address the problem there are more homeless people in the citys shelter system today than when de Blasio took office.
- Watched as his housing department was deemed so inept that it is now largely overseen by the federal government.
- Inspired three-quarters of New York City voters to tell Quinnipiac that he shouldnt run for president.
Its easy to compile a list of de Blasios shortcomings because New Yorks journalists love to catalog them being in charge of a city with several major papers (two of them tabloids) has made de Blasios life difficult.
But our task is to figure out how he could win the nomination. FiveThirtyEight has a longstanding, five-month-old tradition: Whenever a major candidate declares he or she is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, we try to find a path they could use to win. De Blasios is gnarled, but lets see if we can make a case.
- Angered some in his liberal base by trying to bring an Amazon headquarters to the city.
- Stoked racial tension when trying to improve diversity in parts of the citys deeply segregated school system.
- Failed to stop the spread of homelessness in the city despite running on a campaign promise to aggressively address the problem there are more homeless people in the citys shelter system today than when de Blasio took office.
- Watched as his housing department was deemed so inept that it is now largely overseen by the federal government.
- Inspired three-quarters of New York City voters to tell Quinnipiac that he shouldnt run for president.
Its easy to compile a list of de Blasios shortcomings because New Yorks journalists love to catalog them being in charge of a city with several major papers (two of them tabloids) has made de Blasios life difficult.
But our task is to figure out how he could win the nomination. FiveThirtyEight has a longstanding, five-month-old tradition: Whenever a major candidate declares he or she is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, we try to find a path they could use to win. De Blasios is gnarled, but lets see if we can make a case.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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How Bill De Blasio Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary (Original Post)
brooklynite
May 2019
OP
Well, he certainly WON'T be at the Debate, so I guess that's a practical strategy...
brooklynite
May 2019
#4
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)1. If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere
Winning and presidenting will be very, very easy
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
frazzled
(18,402 posts)2. Maybe if ...
a meteor hits the stage during a debate and he is the only participant spared?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
True Dough
(17,331 posts)3. Sounds about right
You and I have just as good a chance of winning the lottery.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)4. Well, he certainly WON'T be at the Debate, so I guess that's a practical strategy...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
is it
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)8. ROFL!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jose Garcia
(2,605 posts)10. Or they are all implicated in sexting scandals
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)5. if everyone else gets burned down by a dragon first?
that's the only way I can imagine
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)7. Worst episode ever.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)9. Who bought product placement this time?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RLG
(314 posts)11. Believe it or not, I think the only reason he is running is the success of Mayor Pete.
The problem is he got in too late.
I hope Stacey Abrams doesn't wait any longer as well.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)12. No, the problem is NOT "he got in too late"
If he had been the FIRST candidate to announce, he'd be an unpopular choice, both among NYC voters and the national electorate.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RLG
(314 posts)13. In a way, it is too late.
He probably won't make the first tier in the debates in June. Even he admitted to this.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided