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| New York voters speak up: who will make the race to be the city's mayor? | New York voters speak up: who will make the race to be the city's mayor? |
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| After over a year of nonstop campaigns, primary day has finally arrived in New York City. Voters were heading to the polls on Tuesday to select their Democratic and Republican nominees for mayor. They’ve got quite the ensemble from which to choose. | |
| Democrats have a plethora of choices – Bill de Blasio, John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner – while Republicans have a narrower selection: Joe Lhota, John Catsimatidis and George McDonald. On the GOP side, Lhota seems to have this thing pretty locked up. As for the Democrats, the city waits with bated breath to see if it will have a nominee by day’s end. | Democrats have a plethora of choices – Bill de Blasio, John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner – while Republicans have a narrower selection: Joe Lhota, John Catsimatidis and George McDonald. On the GOP side, Lhota seems to have this thing pretty locked up. As for the Democrats, the city waits with bated breath to see if it will have a nominee by day’s end. |
| A poll released on election eve by Quinnipiac University had Bill de Blasio polling at 39%, with Thompson at 25% and Quinn at 18%. While 39% makes de Blasio the frontrunner, it does not make him the Democratic nominee. If no single candidate captures 40% of the vote, a runoff election will be triggered between the top two contenders, and New Yorkers will return to the polls again on 1 October. Adding to the uncertainty of the race, Quinnipiac reported that 8% of Democratic voters were undecided. | A poll released on election eve by Quinnipiac University had Bill de Blasio polling at 39%, with Thompson at 25% and Quinn at 18%. While 39% makes de Blasio the frontrunner, it does not make him the Democratic nominee. If no single candidate captures 40% of the vote, a runoff election will be triggered between the top two contenders, and New Yorkers will return to the polls again on 1 October. Adding to the uncertainty of the race, Quinnipiac reported that 8% of Democratic voters were undecided. |
| Traversing the city on primary day, we're interviewing voters as they cast their ballots. Did de Blasio manage to inspire them in the final weeks of the campaign? Is Quinn now an afterthought? Are people still talking about Weiner? Has anyone heard of George McDonald? | Traversing the city on primary day, we're interviewing voters as they cast their ballots. Did de Blasio manage to inspire them in the final weeks of the campaign? Is Quinn now an afterthought? Are people still talking about Weiner? Has anyone heard of George McDonald? |
| Keep an eye on WNYC’s election results page for updates throughout the day. | Keep an eye on WNYC’s election results page for updates throughout the day. |
| Max Ginsburg | Max Ginsburg |
| Age: 82 | Age: 82 |
| Profession: Artist | Profession: Artist |
| Voting for: Bill de Blasio | Voting for: Bill de Blasio |
| Reason: "He's taken a very strong stance on stop-and-frisk." | Reason: "He's taken a very strong stance on stop-and-frisk." |
| Sam Rumley | Sam Rumley |
| Age: 63 | Age: 63 |
| Profession: College professor | Profession: College professor |
| Voting for: Bill Thompson | Voting for: Bill Thompson |
| Reason: "I believe he's the best of the candidates." | Reason: "I believe he's the best of the candidates." |
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