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New York mayor Bill de Blasio ends US presidential race

Updated: May 1, 2023


New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced he is pulling out of the Democratic race for the White House.


"I have reached a point where I feel I have contributed all I can to this primary," the 58-year-old said in an email to supporters.

Observers say his campaign had failed to take off within a wide field of Democrats seeking to be nominated as the party's presidential candidate.


Despite him dropping out 19 more remain in the race.


Mr De Blasio attained a landslide victory in 2013 to become New York's first Democratic mayor in a decade.


He implemented a programme of free universal pre-school and made police wear body cameras in the most populous city in the US. Mr de Blasio was rewarded for his efforts at the polls: re-elected in 2017 with more 66% of the vote.


Still, New Yorkers did not get behind their mayor's presidential bid. A Quinnipiac poll from one month before he announced found that 76% of the city did not want him to run.


Announcing his decision to leave the race, Mr de Blasio thanked supporters, describing his presidential campaign as a "profound experience".


Steve Simmonds

WWB News


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