Sentences with phrase «only black candidate»

Thirty - one percent of those surveyed went with Weiner — more than twice the 14 percent who said they'd vote for Thompson, the only black candidate in the race.

Black Democratic voters also favored de Blasio over all other candidates, including Thompson, the only black candidate in the primary, whom only 25 percent of those surveyed said they backed, according to the poll.

Conventional wisdom, Muzzio has said, is that, as the only black candidate in the race, Thompson has an automatic base of 25 to 30 percent, which at least guarantees that he makes it into a runoff.

For one, he's the only black candidate in the race.

Thompson, the only black candidate in the contest, gained six points since last month's poll.

«If Anthony's ready to jump into the debate, then come on in, the water's fine,» the aide, Jonathan Prince, wrote on Twitter, perhaps suggesting a belief that Mr. Weiner's hypothetical campaign would steal more of the vote from the other Gracie Mansion contenders than Mr. Thompson, who is the only black candidate in the race.

Still, some African - American political leaders, particularly those who backed Bill Thompson, the only black candidate in the 2013 mayoral race, are less enthusiastic about Mr. de Blasio.

Thompson is the only black candidate in the race.

Thompson is the only black candidate in the race, and the only one to have previously run for City Hall.

Bill Thompson, the only black candidate in the race, spent the morning campaigning outside the Grand Army Plaza subway station.

Wright came close to winning in spite of the fact that there were multiple black candidates in the race who received votes he might have if he were the only black candidate running for Rangel's seat.