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    NYC Mayor De Blasio To Launch Presidential Bid Next Week

    The campaign that nobody asked for is finally about to begin.
    After months of traveling around early caucus and primary states, eliciting a barrage of negative press characterizing his yen for higher office as a product of the same delusions of grandeur that have become a hallmark of his tenure in city hall, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is finally preparing to announce his campaign for president next week...which would make him the 22nd Democratic contender for the 2020 nomination.
    There's only one problem: de Blasio, whose two terms as mayor have been marred by corruption scandals, soaring economic inequality, a worsening homelessness crisis and a rapidly deteriorating subway, is perhaps the least popular of all the candidates. And as we reported earlier this year, almost nobody - not his wife, not his kids, not his closest aides and employees, or any of his fellow Democrats - thinks a de Blasio 2020 campaign is a good idea.

    But he has been undeterred, arguing that he has been the 'underdog' in every race he has ever run, and that he fully expects to use that status to his advantage during one of the most crowded primaries in American history.
    Even the notoriously liberal, pro-de Blasio Daily News couldn't help but crack a few jokes about his notorious tendency to be late in a story effectively pre-announcing his announcement.
    He’s late again.
    Mayor de Blasio will jump into the 2020 presidential race next week, according to four people with knowledge of his plans, entering a crowded field of 21 other Democratic hopefuls and two Republicans - dead last.
    The 2020 kickoff could come as early as de Blasio’s birthday on Wednesday, when he’ll turn 58, two sources said.
    And not a second too soon. The last-minute announcement by the mayor - whose reputation for being late was cemented by his tardiness to a 2014 event honoring victims of American Airlines Flight 587 - has many politicos scratching their heads.
    In a sign of just how low moral is in the de Blasio camp, one of the 'sources' who confirmed de Blasio's plans to the Daily News - likely a campaign insider given their proximity to the mayor - joked that de Blasio would only have a chance if "every Democratic candidate is caught sending racy selfies to minors" - a reference to the downfall of Anthony Weiner, the scandal that effectively transformed de Blasio from a dark horse into the frontrunner for the mayorship in 2014.


    There is little appetite in New York City - or anywhere else in America - for a De Blasio presidential bid. According to one recent Quinnipiac University poll, 76% of city voters don’t want him to run for president.
    Even in heavily Democratic New York, few believe De Blasio would be a better president than President Trump.
    “I don’t know if he would be any better than the president we have now,” said Mott Haven’s Julio Valdez, 37. “I don’t think he can handle it. He can’t barely handle us right now."
    And with so many problems festering in New York City, few are enthusiastic about the mayor's plans to effectively govern the city from Des Moines for the next few months (if he even makes it that far before running out of money).

    More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...-bid-next-week
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    I'm sure he's got at least one deep pocket he can soak for a campaign slush fund.

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    Just what we need. Another Nutjob from New York.
    "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."

    Calvin Coolidge

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    Bill de Blasio becomes 24th Democrat to enter 2020 race


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    What a joke, really. He is probably being sponsored by Big pHARMa. SMH Who next... Emanuel Rahm?
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Enters 2020 Presidential Race...And New Yorkers Are Laughing At Him

    Meanwhile, here's how the announcement is going over in the Big Apple.

    Today's cover: Bill de Blasio officially launches 2020 presidential campaign pic.twitter.com/g973kWfGJ3
    — New York Post (@nypost) May 16, 2019

    If you’re not laughing, then you don’t know Bill de Blasio like we know Bill de Blasio.

    As the hometown paper and preferred foil, let us explain why Democrats across America shouldn’t waste time or money on this guy.

    He is both incompetent and crooked; oblivious and arrogant. He won his current job in a fluke election back in 2013, yet ever since has seemed certain that he’s destined to be a major national figure — despite falling on his face time after time.

    It’s no coincidence that de Blasio was the only Democratic candidate with net negative approval ratings among fellow Democrats in a recent national poll. He has nothing interesting to say — at least, not if he’s telling the truth. (NY Post)

    The Post goes on to list a number of reasons de Blasio's been a complete failure as mayor, ultimately concluding: "Take it from those who know him best: If you want to beat President Trump, don’t waste a second on Bill de Blasio."

    Update: According to a newly released Quinnipiac University poll, 76 percent of registered NYC voters think de Blasio should stay out of the race, with 47 percent believing a run will be bad for the city--and that's across all demographic groups.

    Update II: Trump weighs in:

    The Dems are getting another beauty to join their group. Bill de Blasio of NYC, considered the worst mayor in the U.S., will supposedly be making an announcement for president today. He is a JOKE, but if you like high taxes & crime, he’s your man. NYC HATES HIM!
    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2019

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahba...-race-n2546428

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    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    What a joke, really. He is probably being sponsored by Big pHARMa. SMH Who next... Emanuel Rahm?
    Maybe Kerry will run again.
    Or Gore.




    Carter never had a second term............................
    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

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    I'm waiting for RonZ to tell us he is better than Trump.
    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

    A Zero Hedge comment



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    https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1128979869726121985

    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

    A Zero Hedge comment

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    72% of New Yorkers don't even like the guy.
    "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."

    Calvin Coolidge

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    Going to need a bigger clown car.
    Do something Danke

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    I really want Bernie to win the primary and go against Trump, you can't have two more clear different candidates on the direction of this country.

    Its time for America to stop flirting with socialism and do a thumbsup or down on this sht once and for all.
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    https://twitter.com/gracerauh/status...22897681674240


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    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...17370139729926


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    Honestly surprised he lasted as long as he did. I thought for sure he'd be the first one to drop out.
    "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."

    Calvin Coolidge

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    Blah

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