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(114,904 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2013, 05:20 AM Sep 2013

Bill De Blasio Opens Huge Lead Over Joe Lhota In Quinnipiac Mayoral Poll

Democrat Bill de Blasio has a commanding lead in the New York City mayoral race, a new poll shows, but Republican Joe Lhota says he’s not panicking.

In a Quinnipiac University poll, de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, leads Lhota, a former deputy mayor and ex-MTA chief, 66 to 25 percent among likely voters.

De Blasio leads with support from 52 percent of white voters polled, 90 percent of black voters and 68 percent of Hispanics.

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Lhota downplayed the numbers.

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/19/bill-de-blasio-opens-huge-lead-over-joe-lhota-in-quinnipiac-mayoral-poll/