Maybe it was Mayor Bill de Blasio’s rough week at the Democratic National Convention, when he was relegated to a daytime speaking slot and upstaged by his archrival, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg.
Maybe
it was the drumbeat of bad news related to the multiple federal and
state investigations swirling around City Hall. Or maybe it was a recent poll suggesting that half of New York City voters believe Mr. de Blasio does not deserve to be re-elected to a second term.
Whatever
the reason, members of New York’s political class have turned their
attention to the 2017 mayoral race, or more precisely, to the question
of whether Mr. de Blasio will even face a serious challenge when he
seeks re-election.
While the recent poll, released this month by Quinnipiac University,
found that a majority of respondents disapprove of Mr. de Blasio’s
performance as mayor, none of his obvious potential opponents fared well
against him in hypothetical matchups.
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Source: The New York Times
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