{"id":2373398,"date":"2024-11-25T18:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T23:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ambitious-new-yorker-aims-to-lead-both-dnc-and-nyc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T18:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T23:26:57","slug":"ambitious-new-yorker-aims-to-lead-both-dnc-and-nyc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ambitious-new-yorker-aims-to-lead-both-dnc-and-nyc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambitious New Yorker aims to lead both DNC and NYC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fambitious-new-yorker-aims-to-lead-both-dnc-and-nyc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Blake, a former\u2062 New\u200b York state\u200d Assemblyman and ex-Democratic National \u2062Committee (DNC)\u2064 Vice Chairman,\u2062 is ambitiously pursuing\u200c dual bids to become New York City&#8217;s next mayor and the DNC chairman. His candidacy \u2063comes\u2063 at a challenging time for the Democratic Party, which is grappling\u2063 with Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; indictment and losses in both the Senate and the White \u200cHouse.\u200d Despite being viewed\u200b as a long \u200cshot against stronger\u200d contenders in both races, Blake aims to represent a new generation of leadership.\u200c He asserts his experience\u2063 as a former DNC vice chair and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state assembly member\u200d qualifies<\/a> him for these roles, emphasizing the demand for leadership\u200c in the party. \u200cBlake previously\u2062 faced electoral defeats, including a close\u2062 primary loss for the U.S. House of Representatives \u200band \u200da failed run for New York City Public \u2062Advocate.\u200b The \u200brace for\u2063 mayor\u2063 is notably competitive, \u2063with\u2062 six other \u200ccandidates, including frontrunners Adams and\u2063 city comptroller Brad Lander.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Split ticket: Ambitious New Yorker trying to lead the DNC and NYC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1894144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> state Assemblyman and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> ex-Democratic National Committee <\/a>Vice Chairman Michael Blake is launching unlikely bids to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York&rsquo;s<\/a> next mayor and the DNC chairman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Blake is the next in a long line of Democrats to pursue both jobs as the party reels from the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams and the loss of both the Senate and the White House.<\/p>\n<p>While he has dipped his toes into both worlds, Blake is viewed as unlikely to receive either job as powerful Democrats line up for the DNC job and entrenched New Yorkers launch popular bids to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">city&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s top executive.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, he is trying to be the new generation of leadership for both offices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do remind people,&nbsp;I was a DNC vice chair and a New York Assemblymember before successfully,&rdquo; Blake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook\/2024\/11\/25\/michael-blake-is-running-for-mayor-with-a-backup-plan-michael-blake-is-running-for-both-00191451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;People are looking for leadership wherever they can get it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Blake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">vice chairman<\/a> of the Democratic National Committee, speaks prior to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking at a &ldquo;Souls to the Polls&rdquo; drive-in rally on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at Sharon Baptist Church in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He posted on X earlier, &ldquo;NYC. DNC.&nbsp;A New Day is coming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blake has not been as successful in politics since his stint as the assemblyman for New York&rsquo;s 79th State Assembly District, which comprises parts of the Bronx, from 2015 to 2021. He declined to seek reelection to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, eventually finishing second in the Democratic primary behind Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Before that, in 2019, he ran for New York City public advocate and lost. That was a similarly crowded race to the current mayoral one, which has six other candidates vying for the position. Adams and city comptroller Brad Lander are considered the frontrunners in the race with the most fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has been wildly unpopular since his corruption charges were levied against him, but he holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spoiler-alert-nrsc-knocks-crowded-democratic-senate-primaries\/\" title=\"NRSC criticizes crowded Dem Senate primaries.\">substantial war chest<\/a> over other competitors along with substantial name recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Blake&rsquo;s bid for DNC chairman is even more unlikely than his mayoral run. He was vice chairman from 2017 to 2021 and represents a major shake-up from the last few chairpeople as a younger, nonestablishment politician who holds a different view on the party&rsquo;s direction.<\/p>\n<p>But any change he could argue would likely be superseded by the pure influence of party heavyweights such as former Maryland Gov. Martin O&rsquo;Malley and Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chairman Ken Martin. Blake would only need 40 signatures to get on the ballot, however, and could benefit from the failures of Democrats as of late.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If elected to both offices, however unlikely, Blake would be allowed to hold them. He has said he would do it.<\/p>\n<p>Blake cut his teeth as Barack Obama&rsquo;s Iowa deputy political director, later serving in the 44th president&rsquo;s administration and helping him get reelected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1894144\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894144\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Blake, ex-Assemblyman and DNC Vice Chair, aims for NYC mayor and DNC chair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2373399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Blake.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13600,7705,45695,7332],"class_list":["post-2373398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ambitious","tag-dnc","tag-new-yorker","tag-nyc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Blake.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373402,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373398\/revisions\/2373402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}