New Yorkers apparently believe that Mayor Bill de Blasio has two chances to become president of the United States: slim and none.
And slim just left town.
A new Quinnipiac University poll had to have burned the mayor: approximately 76 percent of respondents recommended that he give up his dream of living in the White House. Only 18 percent, less than one in five, thought he should continue.
From March 27–April 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,077 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points, including the design effect.
“The latest rejection came as the mayor planned a fundraiser in Boston on Friday for his federal political-action committee, followed by a trip Saturday to Nevada, the third state to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating contest,” the New York Post reported.
“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s flirtation with a 2020 White House bid is prompting a rare moment of unity among New Yorkers. Three-quarters of them say, ‘Mr. Mayor: Don’t do it,’” Quinnipiac polling analyst Mary Snow told the newspaper.
Those same New Yorkers felt New York would suffer if de Blasio continued campaigning for the presidency, by a 47-32 percent margin. Just 42 percent of voters gave a thumbs up to his performance as mayor; 44 percent had the opposite opinion.
“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s flirtation with a 2020 White House bid is prompting a rare moment of unity among New Yorkers. Three-quarters of them say, ‘Mr. Mayor: Don’t do it,'” said Mary Snow, polling analyst for the Quinnipiac University Poll. “As New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray’s mental health program comes under scrutiny, she too is getting an anemic job approval rating similar to Mayor de Blasio’s score.”
“Another New Yorker in the national spotlight, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is proving less polarizing on her home turf of New York City. She only represents one district in the city, but slightly more than half of New Yorkers approve of the job she’s doing,” Snow said.
Politico was just as direct, noting, “Some say the 2020 field, a dozen-strong and growing, leaves no room for de Blasio, who’s long struggled to fashion a national persona comparable with past leaders of the country’s largest city, like Rudy Giuliani or Michael Bloomberg. Many note that he has too many glaring, unresolved problems at home. Others say the never-truly-popular de Blasio, whom a top Hillary Clinton backer once called “insufferable,” lacks charisma.”
The news site continued, “The idea of a de Blasio candidacy is “f—-ing insane,” said one former aide, laughing out loud. Another self-described friend of the mayor called the idea “idiotic.”
