This morning, Democratic political operative Lis Smith savaged her former boss, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, over his municipal coronavirus response
Democratic operative Lis Smith on Monday savaged her former boss, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, over his municipal coronavirus response, while offering effusive praise for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s leadership amid the public health crisis.
“I do not think he has done well, and I don’t know a single person who thinks he has done well,” Smith said of de Blasio in anA veteran of several Democratic campaigns, Smith most recently advised Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 White House bid, helping transform the little-known former mayor from Indiana into a top-tier contender for his party’s presidential nomination and theAmong her other consulting roles before working with Buttigieg, Smith served as de Blasio’s spokeswoman during his 2013 mayoral...
Smith was also Cuomo’s spokeswoman when the governor successfully ran for reelection in 2018, securing a third term in office. His years-long feud with de Blasio is well documented in New York politics. “Crises are where you really see who has what it takes to be a leader. And, you know, you’ve seen it, I think, with Andrew Cuomo,” Smith said Monday, adding that “he’s really risen to this challenge” as de Blasio has “really shrunk away.”
Smith similarly charged that the mayor “has not led by example” — citing his heavily criticized March
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