New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce he’s running for president next week.
Three sources with knowledge of the plans told the New York Daily News the announcement could come Wednesday, on de Blasio’s birthday.
“He’s moving forward; he thinks this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. He’s looking at the current field and thinks there’s no other time when he can run. He has a record and has been an underdog in primaries before,” a source close to de Blasio told the Washington Examiner in late April.
“He thinks he can do well with black voters in a way other Democrats can’t,” the source said.
In recent months, de Blasio has visited early voting states, including Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
His wife, Chirlane McCray, cast doubt on whether he would run for president in February.
McCray said her husband would be a “great president” but the pressures of leading New York City would make running for president difficult.
De Blasio would join a crowded field of Democratic candidates. Nearly two dozen have already announced their candidacies.
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