Beto O’Rourke named one Democrat he likely would not support: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
“Probably not, to be honest,” O’Rourke told reporters Wednesday when asked whether he would consider supporting de Blasio if he were not running. “But I think he is a good person who is doing his best for this city and this country.”
.@andrewsiff4NY : “What is your assessment of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio? If you weren’t running would you consider voting for him?”
Beto: “Probably not, to be honest. But I think he is a good person who is doing his best for this city and this country.”
— David Freedlander (@freedlander) June 12, 2019
.@BetoORourke was asked if he would vote for @BilldeBlasio for president (if Beto weren’t running for president himself) Beto’s answer:
“Probably not.”
— Tim Perry (@tperry518) June 12, 2019
When asked why, O’Rourke said he was “so focused on this campaign and what we’re doing, and what we bring to the table. I may just not see that in the mayor’s campaign.”
.@BetoORourke asked in NYC if he would consider voting for @BilldeBlasio if he himself was not running: ‘Probably not”.
Asked why, Beto: “we’re so focused on this campaign and what we’re doing, and what we bring to the table, I may just not see that in the mayor’s campaign.”— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) June 12, 2019
De Blasio is polling at the bottom of the pack and has yet to meet the donor threshold for the first Democratic debate later this month, though he has met the polling requirement.
A RealClearPolitics average of polls showed O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman, has 3.7% support.
