New York’s Democratic mayoral candidate will make his first live in-person debate on WABC Radio on Wednesday. So far, they have mainly encountered each other in the Zoom forums.
The event, to be held from 4 to 6 pm, will be moderated by former Governor David Patterson and WABC host Dominic Carter.
“I’ve never known what I’m asking people until they’re actually sitting there,” Patterson told The Post.
“It is clear that now more and more people have been vaccinated on how long it is going to take to bring this city back to the place it was said to be” and find out what to do with the vacant office, He also had subjects in his mind.
Organizers of the debate so far say they are locked in Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, banking executive Ray McGuire, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Sean Donovan and former City Sanitation Commissioner Catherine Garcia.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer and former City Hall lawyer Maya Wylie remain on the fence about appearing on the conservative network, their representative told The Post.
Frontrunner Andrew Yang will be MIA, his campaign manager Chris Coffey confirmed, with his candidate already participating in three other official debates sponsored by New York City. Campaign finance board
. Yang, like every candidate who raises public matching funds, is required to participate in three CFB sanctioned debates.
As a veteran of Mayor Bloomberg’s three mayoral campaigns, Coffey understands well that the risk debate can bring on the risk front.
“Andrew has enjoyed dozens and dozens of terrific forums. Currently the first CFB debate Scheduled for May 13.
Yang’s absence would hurt him in the absence of his opponents as he wanted to continue his lead over his rivals in the race. A Spectrum New York 1 / Ipsos poll earlier this month Showed him with 29% support, And Adams and Stringer battling for second place with 17% each.
“Yang knows that he is a paper tiger and is nervous that he is going to answer for dozens of his gaffes during this campaign on a debate stage with the more serious candidates who have the city There are real plans for, ”a top ally leading candidates to each other.
The debate would also be a coup for billionaire WABC owner John Catsimatidis, whose team managed to win at least some Democratic candidates despite its history as a Trump mega-donor and would be a supporter of GOP leading candidate Curtis Salva.
Earlier this month, the network hosted a heated debate among the city’s Republican mayoral candidates.
“We want to have a fair and square debate on New York issues and are going to help make a comeback in New York,” Catsimatidis told The Post.
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