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RandySF's JournalBet On Bill de Blasio Becoming the Next New York City Mayor
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, running as the candidate offering the biggest break from Michael Bloomberg's policies and leadership, has emerged as the frontrunner to be the city's next mayor, according to a new poll released on Wednesday.
The poll also suggests he could capture the Democratic nomination without a head-to-head runoff with the second-place finisher. An October 1 runoff had been considered a near-certainty.
A new Quinnipiac University poll shows 36 percent of likely voters in the Sept. 10 primary support de Blasio, just short of the 40 percent he needs to avoid a runoff. The battle for second place is too close to call: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (21 percent) and former Comptroller Bill Thompson (20 percent) are neck-and-neck. Former Rep. Anthony Weiner's campaign continues to collapse; his support falls to just 8 percent, nominally good for fourth place.
De Blasio holds a strong lead among male voters, with 43 percent, compared to Quinn and Thompson, who tie at 18 percent among men. He also leads among women, though his lead is within the margin of sampling error: 30 percent, to 25 percent for Quinn and 20 percent for Thompson.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2013/08/bet-on-bill-de-blasio-becoming-the-next-new-york-city-mayor-28
AG won’t defend Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban
Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane said Thursday that she will not defend the state in a federal lawsuit filed this week challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, calling the prohibition “wholly unconstitutional.”
Kane’s decision not to fight the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of 23 Pennsylvania residents places the burden of defending the 1996 law on Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, who supports it. It also reignited a public debate over whether state officials have the right to opt out of legal battles involving same-sex marriage.
In an interview, Kane — who endorsed the idea of gay marriage while running for her post last year — said she was obligated to drop the case “because I endorse equality and anti-discrimination laws.”
“If there is a law that I feel that does not conform with the Pennsylvania state constitution and the U.S. Constitution, then I ethically cannot do that as a lawyer,” she said.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-11/politics/40511610_1_gay-marriage-marriage-act-proposition-8
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