{"id":714090,"date":"2021-09-03T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=714090"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:05:36","slug":"de-blasio-hints-that-he-would-consider-run-for-new-york-governor-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-hints-that-he-would-consider-run-for-new-york-governor-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"De Blasio Hints That He Would Consider Run For New York Governor In 2022"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fde-blasio-hints-that-he-would-consider-run-for-new-york-governor-in-2022%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=714090&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1234436421-scaled-e1630697754549.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hinted Friday that he is considering running for New York governor in the 2022 gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/26\/bill-de-blasio-consequences-employees-new-york-city-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De Blasio\u2019s<\/a> term as mayor is set to end December 31, 2021, after serving the maximum of two terms in office, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/11\/10\/new-york-city-mayor-election-435856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The mayor joined \u201cMorning Joe\u201d early Friday, admitting that he is \u201cabsolutely\u201d considering a future political career beyond his current mayoral position, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/03\/bill-de-blasio-hints-at-considering-run-for-governor-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe politics, that\u2019s next year. But look, I believe in public service, I\u2019ve done it my whole life. I want to keep working on crucial issues and causes. So we\u2019ll see what the future brings,\u201d de Blasio told MSNBC\u2019s Joe Scarborough. \u201cI want to keep serving in one way or another in the future, so I\u2019m going to look at different options. Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio reportedly called several labor leaders asking for their support for his potential gubernatorial run, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2021\/09\/02\/de-blasio-gauging-support-for-gubernatorial-bid-1390641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/08\/01\/poll-most-new-yorkers-dont-want-to-see-de-blasio-re-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Poll: Most New Yorkers Don\u2019t Want To See De Blasio Re-elected)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s letting the leaders know that he\u2019s considering running for governor,\u201d a union member told the outlet. \u201cHe\u2019s just asking friends to hold off on making a decision. It was just to let them know that he\u2019s seriously considering running with the explicit purpose of trying to head off momentum for Tish [James] and Kathy [Hochul].\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.1171171171171\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bill de Blasio for governor of New York? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgJkgqP2Jv\">https:\/\/t.co\/LgJkgqP2Jv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ken Yeung (@thekenyeung) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thekenyeung\/status\/1433459443031691274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul assumed office Aug. 24 after former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/10\/cuomo-announces-resignation-following-ag-sexual-harassment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resigned<\/a>&nbsp;from office in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassment-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a> conclusion that he \u201csexually harassed a number of State employees through unwelcome and unwanted touching, as well as making numerous offensive and sexually suggestive comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several current and former aides of de Blasio have said that he intends to stay in politics following the end of his mayoral term, but he will undoubtedly face a challenge in his gubernatorial campaign due to Attorney General Tish James\u2019 popular support amongst black voters in Brooklyn and Queens, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Ragone, a friend of de Blasio\u2019s, said that the mayor\u2019s \u201ccommitment to public service\u201d qualifies him to seek a future political career, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we talk, the mayor\u2019s focus is always on fighting COVID and [the city\u2019s] recovery. He\u2019s an elected leader who proved he can accomplish big things like getting 70,000 children into universal pre-kindergarten,\u201d Ragone said. \u201cI think anyone with that kind of record and commitment to public service should consider other options to contribute, whatever form that takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio received a 37% approval rating among New York voters while 47% disapprove of his performance, according to an NY1\/Ipsos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2021\/06\/11\/bill-de-blasio-approval-ratings-june-2021-ny1-ipsos-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a>. The poll surveyed 3,249 New York City residents between May 17-31, 2021 with a 2.4% margin of error.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hinted Friday that he is considering running for New York governor in the 2022 gubernatorial election.De Blasio\u2019s term as mayor is set &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-714090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714090","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=714090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}