Mr. de Blasio, after all, has mostly failed in polls to win the support of white voters, even many Democrats. The safer route would suggest waiting until 2021, when Mr. de Blasio would have to leave office because of term limits. Nonetheless, Mr. Stringer, who has been flirting with a run for months, has publicly clashed with Mr. de Blasio on policy matters such as homelessness, child welfare and policing. Mr. Sheinkopf has met with eight potential challengers to Mr. de Blasio about working on their campaigns. Mr. de Blasio has $2.2 million in campaign cash on hand, far more than everyone but Mr. Stringer, who has $1.7 million in the bank.

Source: New York Times February 26, 2017 17:06 UTC