Bill de Blasio
In the second New York City mayoral debate, Republican candidate Joseph Lhota, who had a lackluster first debate, turned up the heat on Democratic nominee Bill de Blasio.
Bill de Blasio, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City and the clear frontrunner, dominated in the first debate against his opponent, Republican Joseph Lhota.
President Barack Obama endorsed fellow Democrat Bill de Blasio for mayor of New York City on Monday, bringing more momentum to the "tale of two cities" progressive candidate who trounced the Democratic primary field earlier this month
After intense pressure from the Democratic party, Bill Thompson conceded defeat in the New York City mayoral race and offered his support behind Bill de Blasio on Monday morning.
Although results from Tuesday's New York City primary elections are in, confirmation on whether or not the top Democratic finisher, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, will be forced into a runoff remains unclear.
Today is the day that New York City's 4.7 million residents will vote in the primary election to determine which candidates will advance to the next round for the general election on November 5. The polls close tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
On the eve of Tuesday's Democratic primary, recent polls show that Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has a strong double-digit lead in the New York City mayoral race over former comptroller Bill Thompson and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
A new poll shows that Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is dominating in the New York City race for mayor.
There's no question that Bill de Blasio is the clear frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race as a new poll shows that he's inches away from the 40 percent threshold he's need to avoid a runoff in the Democratic primary.
Now that Bill de Blasio has taken lead as the current front-runner in New York City's mayoral race, he's become the target of many sharp attacks from other Democratic contenders.
Bill de Blasio, the current front-runner in New York City's mayoral race, was the target in the bulk of the attacks Wednesday as seven Democratic mayoral candidates went head-to-head in their third debate.
New York City Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio announced the newest member to "Team de Blasio" this week, business magnate and billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
