Chalkbeat NY: Education Advocates Pivot and Spin after de Blasio’s Ascent

In The News

September 11, 2013

By Geoff Decker

As Public Advocate Bill de Blasio held firmly to a commanding lead in the Democratic primary race for mayor on Wednesday, education advocates and opponents began making adjustments to a reality that seemed implausible just a couple of months ago.

De Blasio’s closest competitor in the race, Bill Thompson, pledged this morning to keep fighting until “every voice is heard, that every vote is counted.” The defiance came as Thompson’s own chief fundraiser seemed to signal her own concession, calling de Blasio’s 40 percent share of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting “a convincing victory.”

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