De Blasio credits himself for helping to move Biden further left

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NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio credited himself along with other Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential field for helping former Vice President Joe Biden “evolve” on a number of his previous policy positions.

“I make this point about Biden. If there wasn’t all that energy being expressed by progressives, maybe he wouldn’t have evolved some of his positions,” de Blasio told reporters Friday hours after he announced he was ending his presidential run.

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