Paul Massey-R drops out of NYC mayoral race.

[hrmjustin]

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This leaves Nicole Malliotakis (R)- Useless and right wing Assemblywoman from Staten Island & Brooklyn as the presumptive GOP nominee for the fall.

de Blasio is not personally popular but he will win. Nicole on paper should be a strong challenger, but with Trump in office she will not win. I know her personally because she represents the northern end of my neighborhood and I am forced to deal with her.

The main issue I think coming up will be the subways that are rapidly falling apart. de Blasio has no control over the MTA but gets the blame for the subways falling apart. The blame should go to Cuomo who actually has control over the mta, and Malliotakis who sit on the oversight committee over the MTA.

de Blasio may be a disappointment but he is much better than any republican.

[Me.]

1. As you Describe Her As Useless

Why do you think, that on paper she would be a strong challenger. Just curious.

[hrmjustin]

2. She sits on many committees and Civic organizations.

I think she is useless because she's a right wing Staten Islander who never lifts a finger for the Brooklyn side of the district. But she gets her face in the news as one of the one of the few elected republicans from the city.

But because de Blasio has his own issues she could get over 40%. I worry but I might just be over thinking it.

[Me.]

3. I So Hope You Are

over thinking it

[hrmjustin]

4. The battle will be Queens and Brooklyn.

de Blasio will easily win The Bronx and win Manhattan and Malliotakis will win Staten Island. Northern Brooklyn will vote for de Blasio and southern Brooklyn where I am from will go for Malliotakis. Central Brooklyn will be the battle zone but I think he edges out.

Queen's is the wild card. No mayor wins without Queens.

[Dawson Leery]

5. DeBlasio will win.

Nikki is a right wing mongrel from North Alabama.
She will need to appeal to minorities to win. Rudy and Mike did so, she will not.

[hrmjustin]

6. That is how I generally see it.

[Dawson Leery]

7. Bill's floor is about 55%.

With Trump in the Whitehouse and Democrats energized, it is not impossible to get up to 70%.

Also, Massey polled 10 points better than Mrs. David Duke.

[hrmjustin]

8. Nicole Malliotakis will be hurt by her positions on marriage equality and choice.

She can try to moderate her positions but she has a voting record and has publicly made her positions known.

[Dawson Leery]

9. Certainly.

We need to crush this vile cancer in the fall. Let these fascists understand the Big Apple is not a haven for bigotry.