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Michael Blake: “The polls appeal around name recognition, but the sample…”

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 31:04

I think a lot of this does not change until the first debate, which is on June 4, when people can actually see the comparisons here. I think equally when you look at the polls, The polls appeal around name recognition, but the sample sizes are obscenely too low. You have sample sizes essentially 500 to 600 voters. When we expect about a million that could be showing up within those sample sizes, the second largest entity is actually … (31:04–31:12)

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