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Michael Blake: “If the election were today, Andrew Cuomo would win.”

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

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Michael Blake Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Reform Agenda with Citizens Union

Published | Video Starts at 30:39

I think anyone running for mayor needs to give you multiple paths to victory. I think if someone gives you one, that is a lazy strategy. That's not thoughtful there. So let's start from the premise. If the election were today, Andrew Cuomo would win. However, the election is not today. And we understand from four years ago where you had a race where essentially Yang and Wiener were leading until the end, and then you had Eric and then Katherine and Maya move up. (30:39–30:42)

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