Michael Blake: “The winner of the mayor of New York City will not be who…”

“I say this to your question because it's important for us to make it clear that we want to be your first choice, but if not your second and if not your third, because The winner of the mayor of New York City will not be who wins on a first choice. is who gets others to coalesce around them so that you get 50% of the vote. Folks are saying, you know, we need a businessman, we need a Michael Bloomberg type to be mayor this time.” (15:01–15:07)

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