By Laura Figueroa and Matthew Chayes
Incumbent Bill de Blasio,
polling ahead of all rivals by double digits and raising millions more
than all challengers combined, went head-to-head in a debate Wednesday
with Sal Albanese, his main but longshot rival for New York City’s
Democratic mayoral nomination.
De Blasio, 56, who is seeking a second term, has all but
avoided a competitive primary through the power of incumbency, and
initially refused to commit to a primary debate ahead of the Sept. 12
primary election.
Albanese, 67, questioned whether de Blasio has done enough to
fulfill the promise of his winning 2013 campaign slogan — to end the
Dickensian “Tale of Two Cities,” and make New York City more affordable.
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Source: amNewYork.com (via The Empire Report)
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