Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, two self - described progressives, rallied for lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul on Wednesday afternoon, despite their differences with the former congresswoman on guns and immigration. (politico.com)
The chairman said he's also spoken with former lieutenant governor candidate Leecia Eve, the daughter of former state Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur Eve, about her interest too. (nystateofpolitics.com)
If Wu could somehow defeat Hochul on their separate ballot line, he has already pledged to continue his campaign alongside Cuomo, whose father got stuck under similar circumstances with an opposing lieutenant governor candidate in 1982. (politico.com)