Posted on 08/12/2019 9:52:55 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Mayor continues to draw small crowds
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio drew a small crowd in Iowa this weekend while pitching his presidential campaign: just 15 people, according to the New York Post.
De Blasio was one of nearly two dozen candidates who visited Iowa this weekend to attend the Iowa State Fair. At an event hosted by Iowa state senator Rob Hogg (D.), de Blasio pitched himself with the slogan, "working people first."
"Here's the bottom line: We have a country that's favored the 1 percent now for literally 40 years," he said. "The rich have gotten richer. Everybody else has been pretty much treading water."
De Blasio met unenthusiastic response, the Post reported.
"He did not say anything that would sway me that he would be my choice as a candidate," 78-year-old retiree Carol Wickey said. "Nothing made him stand out among the other two dozen people."
De Blasio struggled to attract support from voters, even before he launched his campaign. The mayor attracted a crowd of only 20 people at a New Hampshire event in March. At the time, de Blasio aides told him that a presidential bid would be "f—ing insane," according to Politico.
When de Blasio announced his candidacy in May, protesters outside the ABC's Good Morning America studios chanted, "Can't run the city! Can't run the country!" while the mayor discussed his accomplishments with host George Stephanopoulos inside. During the interview, Stephanopoulos noted that a poll showed 75 percent of New Yorkers do not want De Blasio running for president.
"The poll that actually matters is the election," de Blasio responded. "It's not where you start, it's where you end."
De Blasio has yet to break one percent in any national poll and has not yet qualified for the third Democratic primary debate, which will take place in September.
De Blasio has yet to break one percent in any national poll.
"Can't run the city! Can't run the country!"
How many flies did it attract?
I get more than 15 from a bad trash can incident.
Including reporters?
Fifteen people, of which twenty-six were press.
Maybe if he had used his real name, Warren Wilhelm, he might have attracted a larger crowd. </SARC>
Need to have mental health professionals available to remove these 15 for further observation.
All....Everyone of the Democrat Party 2020 POTUS candidates are drawing very small crowds of supporters at the Iowa State Fair. When asked...why, Fair attendees reply...”Democrats are 100% boring and are preaching hate & racism, instead of outlining their political agenda”.
Intended?? Then they can spin it the way they want without anti leftist protesters being in the background demanding answers for the stupid things this tards has said
15? That many? I don’t believe it.
When your presidential campaign attracts fewer people than an open box of donuts, it’s over.
I’ll bet those 15 thought they were going to a Liz Warren rally with free beer.
They probably wanted to see if he’s as big a douche nozzle in person as he appears to be on TV.
When I see news like this, it reinforces my view that De Blasio and T-Bone Spartacus just use these runs as a chance to spread campaign cash to their entourage/friends. They could basically be no-show jobs at $1,000 per hour, no?
Each of those 15 was either compensated for his attendance and/or had a morbid curiosity with communists (i.e. wanted to see one up close and personal but didn’t want fight the big crowds attracted by other Dem candidates).
Did he have to say, “Please clap”?
He's married to a black lesbian. Isn't that enough?
The man is dying politically. Fun to watch.
15 idiots, did he give out free stuff to get them their, or the 15 were his entourage
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