NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Maya Wiley for mayor Saturday — one of the most consequential individual nods in the race so far and one likely to further consolidate progressive support for Wiley as her rivals on the left face crises in their own campaigns.
“She has been dedicating her life to this,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Maya Wiley is our number one choice. We have a field of candidates, and again, the stakes cannot be higher … I’m putting Maya number one.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s backing comes only a week before early voting starts and roughly two weeks before the June 22 primary. The nod comes as City Comptroller Scott Stringer faces a second woman accusing him of sexual misconduct and as Dianne Morales weathers a staff revolt inside her campaign.
Wiley has been battling for the progressive vote with Stringer and Morales, but struggled throughout the year to gain momentum. Stringer, a career politician, had a long cultivated base of support and Morales has run as an unapologetic leftist, vowing to slash the NYPD budget in half.
Saturday’s endorsement followed a rally outside City Hall that Ocasio-Cortez headlined for other city candidates, during which she decried the role of big money in city politics. Democratic frontrunners Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, who have run more conservative campaigns, both have super PACs boosting their bids, funded in part by wealthy donors including Jeff Yass, Daniel Loeb and Kenneth Griffin.
“There’s a ton of dark money in the New York City election, from the bottom to the top,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “In the mayoral election alone, super PACs have spent over $16 million.”
Wiley herself is expected to get a $1 million boost from an outside PAC funded in part by George Soros.
Jumaane Williams, who is expected to easily win another term as the city’s public advocate, is another important endorser but has yet to announce who he’s supporting for mayor.
Source: https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2021/06/05/ocasio-cortez-backs-wiley-in-nyc-mayors-race-1385186
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