Raymond J. McGuire, a former Citigroup former mayor who led himself into a very wealthy south-eastern queen, traveled to Minneapolis last week with Rev. Al Sharpton for the trial of George Floyd to attend his death.
And on Friday, Mrs Wiley – a black woman who already had the support of the powerful Local 1199 of the International Service Service Union – was endorsed by Representative Yvette Clarke, a Democratic Brooklyn and member of the Black Caucus of Congress. Dianne Morales, the most progressive candidate in the race, identifies herself as Afro-Latina and has aroused intense interest from left-wing grassroots activists.
Mr. Stringer, with its significant war chest and a list of prominent endorsements, competes with the city’s most progressive voters along with me. Wiley and me. Morales. Left-wing activists, worried about the alleged power of Mr. Yang and mr. Adams – two more centrist candidates – are working on how to bring a candidate or group of candidates more in line with their vision.
A number of organizations, from the left-wing Working Families Party to the United Federation of Teachers, are in the midst of approval processes, which could help voters narrow down their preferred candidates. Decisions can only come this week.
There is still time for the race to develop. Me. Garcia is deeply respected by some people who know the town hall best. Mr. McGuire and Shaun Donovan, a former federal secretary for housing, have aired television commercials and have super-PACs that help them, a dynamic that can increase their ability to compete, but none of them have caught fire yet. .
In particular, Mr. McGuire was early adopted as a favorite of the business community – with the fundraising to prove it – but there are growing signs that other candidates may also be acceptable to the city’s donor class.
Mr. Yang called the donors of Mr. McGuire condemned and encouraged them to pursue something of a portfolio management approach by investing in several candidates who support the business community, according to someone with direct knowledge of the talks, who spoke on condition of anonymity. to describe private discussions. The Yang campaign declined to comment.