For months, a trio of liberal Democratic candidates in New York City's mayoral race has vied for the mantle of progressive standard-bearer in a crowded field.
In recent days, however, Maya Wiley, a civil rights lawyer and former MSNBC analyst, has scored endorsements from a constellation of prominent left-wing figures and organizations, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and the Working Families Party.
For the first time, the mayoral election will use ranked-choice voting, a system that allows voters to list up to five candidates in order of preference, injecting an additional layer of unpredictability.Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams are seen as the current front-runners, while Kathryn Garcia, the former sanitation chief, has recently risen in public surveys.
In response, Wiley, who would be the city's first Black female mayor, has attacked Adams for supporting what she describes as failed policing strategies that disproportionately harm communities of color. "New York is not a progressive city," said Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University. "We know there are a lot of Democratic voters who call themselves progressive and support progressive values but think AOC is a little too far left."
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