Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,757 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:04 AM Mar 2019

'F---ing insane': De Blasio allies warn against 2020 run

Politico

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be thinking of running for president, but many of those closest to him aren’t on board.

As de Blasio touted his liberal record in Iowa and South Carolina in recent weeks, nearly three dozen former and current aides, consultants and allies who spoke to POLITICO panned the idea or doubted that the mayor would end up going through with a run for the Democratic nomination. Aside from the few people working on the nascent effort, only two said de Blasio should run.

Their reasoning: Some say the 2020 field, a dozen-strong and growing, leaves no room for de Blasio, who’s long struggled to fashion a national persona comparable to past leaders of the country’s largest city, like Rudy Giuliani or Mike Bloomberg. Many note that he has too many glaring, unresolved problems at home. Others say the never-truly-popular de Blasio, whom a top Hillary Clinton backer once called “insufferable,” lacks charisma.

A few skeptics in de Blasio’s orbit have gone public. "I believe Bill de Blasio has 100 percent the right message; I’m just not so sure he's the right messenger," the mayor’s former campaign and City Hall advisor, Rebecca Katz, said recently on a local politics podcast.

The theory behind a De Blasio candidacy would likely be his performance as Mayor of NYC. I'm not sure a lot of NYers would give that a ringing endorsement.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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'F---ing insane': De Blasio allies warn against 2020 run (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2019 OP

Half these candidates are 'F---ing insane' IMO MH1 Mar 2019 #1

Not really... brooklynite Mar 2019 #2

Yes but, ANY political activity? MH1 Mar 2019 #3

Again, yes and no. brooklynite Mar 2019 #4

Got it, thanks for the info. MH1 Mar 2019 #5

I don't think this is a good election cycle for him. We have much better candidates for 2020. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #6

I don't think he's really qualified. Renew Deal Mar 2019 #7

"Some say the 2020 field, a dozen-strong and growing, leaves no room for de Blasio..." Garrett78 Mar 2019 #8

MH1

(17,608 posts)

1. Half these candidates are 'F---ing insane' IMO

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:13 AM

Mar 2019

(for running for Prez, at least if that is their real purpose)

But don't candidates get to tap campaign funds for certain purposes long after they end their campaigns? Not sure where I heard that, but it would explain a lot.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,757 posts)

2. Not really...

Reply to MH1 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:15 AM

Mar 2019

The funds can be expended in support of other political activities (Federal or State, depending on the account). That can include travel, meals and hotels, but must be linked to political activity. You can't take the money home with you.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

MH1

(17,608 posts)

3. Yes but, ANY political activity?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:18 AM

Mar 2019

So let's say I start a prez campaign and get a couple thousand idiots to donate to me. Now I suspend my campaign. Can I then run for, say some local office, and just charge all my meals and travel around my locality while I run for that office (which I also have no hope of winning, because people know me )

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,757 posts)

4. Again, yes and no.

Reply to MH1 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:23 AM

Mar 2019

There are separate Federal and non-Federal accounts. The Federal money could be re-applied to another Federal race (say, President to Senator) or transferred (within limits) to another Federal candidate. The non-Federal money (depending on the State) could be shifted from Governor to, say, Attorney General.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

MH1

(17,608 posts)

5. Got it, thanks for the info.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:22 AM

Mar 2019

It's kind of what I expected.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

6. I don't think this is a good election cycle for him. We have much better candidates for 2020.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 12:22 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Renew Deal

(81,879 posts)

7. I don't think he's really qualified.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 01:09 PM

Mar 2019

And would play terribly

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

8. "Some say the 2020 field, a dozen-strong and growing, leaves no room for de Blasio..."

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:18 PM

Mar 2019

That's how I feel about at least half a dozen of those who are running, some who have smartly opted to not run, and some who are rumored to still be considering it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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