New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is telling Democrats in Iowa that he has not ruled out a run for president.
The Sioux City Journal reports that de Blasio told voters at a Sioux City bar on Saturday that the Democratic Party must return to its progressive roots.
He said working people will “answer the call of the Democratic Party” if they hear that the party is “resolute in defense of their interests.”
The prospect of a de Blasio White House run has not been warmly received in the mayor’s hometown.
Seven candidates attending a debate for New York City public advocate on Wednesday all said de Blasio was not qualified to run for president. Assemblyman Ron Kim, a Democrat from Queens, called de Blasio “completely delusional.”
(AP)
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Run Bill, run!
Seven candidates attending a debate for New York City public advocate on Wednesday all said de Blasio was not qualified to run for president. So accurate and correct of all 7 of them.
Is there anyone normal running on the Democratic side or is that party made up of 100% socialists who would love nothing more than to destroy this great country.
Just what we need; another “progressive” Dem running on a platform of “free everything for everyone….aka FEFE vs. MAGA). I expect Trump to focus his tweets on the more moderate Dems who have a good chance of beating him while branding all of them with the “socialist” label.
The only stronger way DeBlasio could announce his candidacy is by telling Iowans he is not running for president.