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cali

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1. de Blasio has some pretty interesting endorsements-

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2013, 07:47 AM

Jul 2013

from the city's largest union to Russell Simmons and now Harry Belafonte. He's the best and most consistent candidate on racial justice issues like stop and frisk and racial profiling. Yes, he's white, but his teenage son is black. Furthermore and a bit tangential, on public education, he'd be the first Mayor of NYC with children in the public schools. He's passionate about education and social justice issues.

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Bill de Blasio for Mayor of NYC: Harry Belafonte and Rep. Yvette Clark endorse de Blasio [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

de Blasio has some pretty interesting endorsements- cali Jul 2013 #1

The next Mayor of New York. kentuck Jul 2013 #2

well, I think he has a chance. I hope you're right cali Jul 2013 #3

i tell people. homeboy will suprise you.. allin99 Jul 2013 #15

Kick. Howard Dean has also endorsed de Blasio cali Jul 2013 #4

But Thompson's got Al D'amato. Yes.... THAT Al D'amato. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #5

Ugh. cali Jul 2013 #6

One crosses one's fingers. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #7

man, that's for sure. de Blasio is the anti-bloomy cali Jul 2013 #8

Thanks for post and links about him, Cali. KoKo Jul 2013 #9

hey, KoKo. He does look like a real bona fide Progressive cali Jul 2013 #10

hrc hired him b/c he's smart as hell and is highly capable... allin99 Jul 2013 #11

all valid points, but he is far more progressive than Hillary cali Jul 2013 #13

yeah, were both... allin99 Jul 2013 #14

I'm rooting for him too. I wouldn't be shocked if he won cali Jul 2013 #16

Thanks. Wish us luck!... allin99 Jul 2013 #17

and Blasio now runs 2nd... allin99 Jul 2013 #12