Five takeaways from the first New York City Democratic mayoral debate
But on Thursday night, the eight leading Democratic candidates to succeed the outgoing, term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio finally received top billing at their first official debate. Though they shared the spotlight, they did not share a stage, as the gathering took place over Zoom which squeezed some of the juice out of the evening’s more heated exchanges.
Businessman and former 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Andrew Yang, Brooklyn borough president and former police officer Eric Adams, civil rights lawyer and former de Blasio counsel Maya Wiley, former nonprofit executive Dianne Morales, former New York Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia fresh off her endorsement by the New York Times Editorial Board New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and ex-Citigroup executive Ray McGuire all took part Hollywood Squares-style in
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Mayoral candidates, clockwise, from top left: Ray McGuire, Maya Wiley, Shaun Donovan, Andrew Yang, Kathryn Garcia, Dianne Morales, Eric Adams and Scott Stringer.
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THE CITY is co-hosting the candidate face-off with NY1 and WNYC/Gothamist. Adams, Donovan, Garcia, McGuire, Morales, Stringer, Wiley and Yang are set to appear in the potential make-or-break event, which starts at 7 p.m.
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After an endless array of Zoom panels, the eight top contenders in the Democratic mayoral primary are set to square off on TV and radio beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday during the first city Campaign Finance Board-sanctioned debate of the 2021 primary season.
By Gloria Pazmino New York City PUBLISHED 9:11 PM ET May. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED May 12, 2021 @9:11 PM
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For the first time on Thursday, the eight Democratic primary candidates running for mayor will get a prime-time opportunity to introduce themselves to an audience of voters that is just beginning to tune in.
The frontrunner so far is undecided. A recent NY1 / Ipsos poll found a plurality of voters have yet to make up their minds on a candidate.
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The front runner so far is undecided
A recent NY1 / Ipsos poll found a plurality of voters have yet to make up their minds on a candidate
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