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Here he is on primary night. take a listen. >> the challenges we face have been decades in the making, and the problems we set out to address will not be solved overnight. but make no mistake, the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. >> bill de blasio ran explicitly to the left, and people thought that was crazy, and it resonated in the city of new york, and people say, well, that's not particularly applicable because new york is a place that goes for barack obama by 80% in presidential elections. but it had been a while. it's been a while -- >> we've had a republican mayor sinc...

But make no mistake, the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. >> bill de blasio ran explicitly to the left, and people thought that was crazy, and it resonated in the city of new york, and people say, well, that's not particularly applicable because new york is a place that goes for barack obama by 80% in presidential elections. but it had been a while. it's been a while -- >> we've had a republican mayor since like forever, you know? >> how many years? >> and the fact that it was the right message that struck with the public mood, and the fact that it was his multicultural fami...

>> thank you! but let me be clear, our work, all of our work is really just beginning. and we have no illusions about the task that lies ahead. tackling inequality isn't easy. it never has been and it never will be. the challenges we face have been decade in the making. and the problems we set out to address will not be solved overnight. but make no mistake -- the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. [ applause ] and tonight we set forth on it. together as one city.

The challenges we face have been decades in the making. and the problems we set out to address will not be solved overnight. but make no mistake, the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. and tonight we set forth on it. >> that was new york city's next mayor bill de blasio. he will be the first democrat to hold the office since 1989. tonight de blasio who was new york's public advocate beat joseph lota. today the exit polls suggest his win cuts across every voting block imaginable from gender to race to income to religion. and seemed to do so by tapping into the city's frustratio...

What democrats -- i was talking to some republicans running the senate races, they are looking to see how badly is this health care law implementation going to go? they view that as something that could drive the obama approval number and play a role in the 2014 midterm elections. >> kasey, see you on "morning joe." kasey hunt live for us in washington, d.c. new york city, which will be run by a democrat for the first time in 20 years. bill de blasio beat republican joe lhota by a wider margin that polls predicted, by nearly 50 points. de blasio focused his message on his idea that new york ...