NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio made it official this morning and announced he’s a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president.
Here’s his first video with the opening message, “There’s plenty of money in this world. There’s plenty of money in this country, it’s just in the wrong hands.” Have a watch:
Bill de Blasio makes it official: he’s running for president in 2020. Will be on Good Morning America later this a.m. too w/his wife. https://t.co/35movFbwFw
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) May 16, 2019
He’ll travel to Iowa and SC this weekend:
Bill de Blasio will announce his campaign tomorrow morning then travel to Iowa (Thurs+Fri) and South Carolina (Sat+Sun). https://t.co/tV7pPznj9V
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) May 15, 2019
FWIW, de Blasio is polling at about 1% nationally:
Also of note: De Blasio received 1% support in a third poll today (Reuters/Ispos), meaning he is the 20th candidate to reach the threshold set by the DNC for the first two primary debates. https://t.co/o3ebsyfwSg
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) May 15, 2019
And New Yorkers don’t want him to run:
Ahead of DeBlasio @GMA appearance, this recent poll —
“De Blasio should not run for president, New York City voters say 76 – 18 percent. Every listed party, gender, racial, borough and age group agrees that the mayor should not hit the campaign trail.” https://t.co/9u4ijtUnTI
— Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) May 16, 2019
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Make room in the clown car: Bill de Blasio expected to announce run for president Thursday https://t.co/5kVc5CHbJX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 15, 2019
Hide yo' groundhogs! Bill de Blasio reportedly just days away from announcing his POTUS run https://t.co/SIJhLamGaJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 3, 2019
Calm down, comrade! Bill de Blasio did NOT like Trump mocking his Green New Deal-inspired skyscraper plan https://t.co/pJfYkZom8L
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 26, 2019
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