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Michael Blake: “He's going to be ahead for a while because he had Covid…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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The Back Room Podcast: Michael Blake's Mayoral Campaign and Vision for New York City

Published | Video Starts at 14:16

People that context, right of here's the dynamic here. And so our job is to make it very clear he's going to be ahead for a while because of name recognition. He's going to be ahead for a while because he had Covid press conferences that created a feeling for people that he was stronger and better than what he actually was. I remind people, though, that the 15,000 people that are dead in nursing homes because of directive from Andrew Cuomo and so to break out, we will be the person to articulate. (14:16–14:25)

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Asserts that Covid press conferences gave a misleading impression of strength and competence.

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