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wiley is still standing, first choice still standing, but second choice is now out. then you pick it up again. next cut, ray mcguire. he would be next cut. diane morales after that. reallocating, rerunning. scott stringer would be next, third choice for the voter. the race is getting down to a few candidates. next cut would be yang. now you re down to three candidates and that s where it gets interesting. there are three candidates left. wiley, garcia, adams. your vote is still with wiley, but in this round wiley finishes third. she gets eliminated. the first choice is now eliminated. the race down to katherine garcia and eric adams. first choice is out, second choice is out, third choice is out, we land on the fourth choice, it is garcia. in the final runoff, garcia
New York City has one of the most generous campaign finance programs in the country. So why are all the leading Democrats in the mayoral race relying on super PACs?
Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of
City Journal. Joining me on the show today is an old friend, Seth Barron. Not so long ago, Seth was an associate editor of
City Journal. He was a frequent guest host of this podcast. These days, he s the managing editor of the
American Mind, which is a publication of the Claremont Institute and he s the author of a brand new book called,
Seth Barron: Oh, thank you so much, Brian. It s a pleasure to be here on the other side of the microphone.
Brian Anderson: Let s start with the situation in New York, 2021. Right now, before we move on to your book, which provides an explanation of how we reached this point. So the mayor s race is now really entering its final weeks with the democratic primary weeks away. And the winner of the democratic primary will almost inevitably be the next mayor. So what has happened over the past month, I would say, is that a clear top three candidates have e
if you were the first woman elected to bring to new york, what do you bring to the table? 50% of the population has never had an opportunity to sit in that chair. to bring our experience. reporter: on the left, a battle for the progressive vote shows no signs of consolidating. with former public schoolteacher diane morales, and scott stringer, a veteran of new york politics, ready to come out on top. someone with a progressive vision who has the skills to bring the city back from the challenge. reporter: shean donovan, from president obama s cabinet, and ray mcguire, round out a crowded field for the nation s largest city. for the first time, new york