And although the Democratic primary for mayor is more than a year away, Mr. Diaz seemed to be ceding ground to his rivals. Mr. Stringer, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Adams have each raised at least three times that amount, and have spent tens of thousands of dollars less. Mr. Diaz does have about $900,000 in his campaign war chest, but Mr. Adams and Mr. Stringer each have more than $2 million; Mr. Johnson has nearly $700,000. Mr. Diaz said that he has eased off on fund-raising efforts as he wrestled with whether to proceed with a campaign. But, Mr. Heastie said, “I wasn’t surprised.”

Source: New York Times January 26, 2020 21:11 UTC