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The popularity of each candidate’s message and chances of victory depend not only on the strength of their personal appeal to voters but also their campaign infrastructure. ....
There is no one formula for victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and the top eight candidates are running vastly different campaigns. The popularity of each candidate’s message and chances of victory depend not only on the strength of their personal appeal to voters but also their campaign infrastructure – including the tacticians, advisors, consultants, and campaign staff members who mostly go unseen but whose work informs the candidates’ policies, positions, fundraising, advertising, and public appearances. As to be expected, consultants, in particular, are having a lucrative year supplying the mayoral candidates with all manner of advice. The more well-resourced campaigns are spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions, on firms and individuals helping them hone their pitch. Leaner campaigns have had to be more creative as they try to curry favor with the electorate with fewer campaign professionals. ....
Print Continue to article content New York Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang speaks to members of the media on April 05, 2021 in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Candidates gear up for first TV debate as mayor s race moves to prime time It’s game time in the New York City mayor’s race. On Thursday night, the eight top candidates in the Democratic primary will face off in the first televised debate of the campaign season. For some, the two-hour event is a chance to land direct punches in conflicts that have been simmering on the trail for months. For others, it’s an opportunity to introduce themselves to voters, many of whom are just tuning into the race now. ....
A Woman Mayor In NYC Is More Viable Than Ever, Even If There Is Not A Women’s Vote arrow Maya Wiley, Kathryn Garcia, Loree Sutton and Dianne Morales on Zoom for various mayoral forums. Chicago may be the Second City, but it beat New York by four decades and counting when it comes to electing its first woman mayor. Voters did it again in 2019, electing Lori Lightfoot, the second woman, first openly lesbian, and third Black mayor in that city’s history. Across the country 27 of the largest American cities have women serving as their chief executives. New York City has had 109 mayors with one thing in common: they’re all men. ....
5 Takeaways From the Mayorâs Race: A Subway Pledge and Police Scrutiny Some New York City candidates vowed to reform the Police Department â or to ride the subway more often than Mayor Bill de Blasio. Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, was less critical of how the police handled Black Lives Matter protests than some of his rivals.Credit.Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times Dec. 21, 2020 The Democratic candidates running for mayor of New York City differ on many issues, but they tend to agree on one thing: All aspire to be different from Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat in his second term whose approval rating dropped after his failed run for president last year. ....