Lhota has the police on his side, due to his support for stop and frisk. In NYC, many consider safety to be our number one priority, and I think that this will loom heavily on the minds of many voters. Those who are concerned with social programs and entitlements will most likely vote for De Blasio, although Joe Lhota is no right-winger. He’s in favor of legalization of pot, he’s pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, and he recently said he’d support a $500 million univeral pre-k program. There’s a very good article in the NY Times from the other day by Michael Powell, “The Opposite of Bloomberg? Not So Fast,” that I’d strongly suggest the public read.
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