Hillary Clinton Would Crush Bill de Blasio in NYC Mayor’s Race, Poll Finds

 

By Will Bredderman

A new Quinnipiac University survey found Hillary Clinton is the only Democratic candidate who could beat Mayor Bill de Blasio in this September’s primary—even though she’s all-but certainly not running.

The poll of 1,138 New Yorkers discovered that the former first lady and presidential candidate would paste the incumbent 61 percent to 30 in an intraparty matchup. But no other potential Democratic rival the survey-takers asked about came within 20 points of touching the mayor among members of their party.

“New Yorkers aren’t in love with Mayor Bill de Blasio, but they seem to like him better than other possible choices —except Hillary Clinton, who probably is an impossible choice,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, in the release accompanying the results. 

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Source: Observer (via The Empire Report)