Presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio had a meager turnout for his first event of the day in Iowa on Sunday, drawing in around 15 people.
The New York Post reports there was plenty of empty space by the time the New York City mayor began his pitch to voters at Parlor City Pub in Cedar Rapids. The count does not include members of the press, campaign staff, and the event organizer, Iowa state Sen. Rob Hogg.
“Everything should be about our families, our lives, what everyday people are going through, what working people are going through,” de Blasio said.
“Here’s the bottom line: We have a country that’s favored the 1% now for literally 40 years,” he said. “The rich have gotten richer. Everybody else has been pretty much treading water.”
Modest crowd at @BilldeBlasio‘s first campaign stop of the day in Cedar Rapids, about 15-20 people. Introduced by state Senator Rob Hogg. pic.twitter.com/A3OCriCBib
— Bobby Cuza (@bcuza) August 11, 2019
De Blasio’s campaign has a lot of ground to make up in his long-shot bid for the presidency. At the Iowa State Fair, he got 0% in the fair’s unscientific “Cast Your Kernel” poll. According to RealClearPolitics, de Blasio’s polling average is 0.3%.
