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John Liu 
Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 22:37:15 PM EDT
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In the end, Liu and de Blasio crushed.
De Blasio, Liu Claim Victory In Primary Runoff
City councilmen Bill de Blasio and John Liu have beat out their opponents in today's Democratic primary runoff for public advocate and city comptroller, respectively.
With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, de Blasio soared past former public advocate Mark Green with 63 percent of the vote.
With his on-the-job experience, Green was once considered the favorite in the race. But that changed two weeks ago when de Blasio outgained Green in the primary, forcing the runoff.
Come November, de Blasio will face Republican Alex Zablocki in the general election.
Meanwhile, in the race for city comptroller, John Liu defeated fellow City Council member David Yassky with nearly 56 percent of the vote.
Following Tuesday night's win, Liu is expected to become the first Asian-American elected to citywide office.
He is heavily favored against Republican Joe Mendola when the two go head to head in the general election.
I don't usually do this (the flu meds make me bold), but I will just say that I voted for both the winners.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 21:50:54 PM EDT
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It's 9:45 and even though the polls only closed at 9, NY1 and most pundits have already called the run-off. The numbers are as follows:
City Comptroller
John Liu- 56.6%
David Yassky- 43.4&
82% reporting
Public Advocate
Bill de Blasio- 62.6%
Mark Green- 37.4%
82% reporting
These are not small victories, but rather major double digits crushings. This is a victory for progressives, for the Working Families Party, and for general change in the city. All four of these candidates are seasoned politicos but there's a big difference between Councilmen like de Blasio and Liu as opposed to multi-time candidates and long term political operatives like Green and Yassky.
I'm happy about these results. What are you thinking?
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 22:21:09 PM EDT
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(Good stuff. - promoted by phillip anderson)
As a student at Cardozo Law School, I had the privilege to attend a City Comptroller's Forum put on by the New York Democratic Lawyer's Committee and the Cardozo Democrats. I attempted to take some notes during the forum about the candidate's position, so here's my set of notes and comments at the end.
I should also note that Councilwoman Katz was not there but Mr. Yassky, Liu, and Weprin were all there.
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Sun Mar 08, 2009 at 21:28:54 PM EDT
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This is, in my opinion, very good news. One of my favorite NYC pols, City Councilman John Liu, has decided to jump into the NYC Comptroller race. Examiner.com has the goods:
Queens City Council Member John C. Liu today exited the the crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination for City Public Advocate to instead join fellow Queens Council Members David I. Weprin and Melinda Katz in seeking his Party's nomination for City Comptroller.
Liu cited his strong financial background as why he'd make a good comptroller. His campaign slogan will be, "A proven record of fiscal responsibility."
"Now more than ever, we need a Comptroller who will root out waste and inefficiency as budget cuts are imposed, and ensure accountability and equal opportunity as billions in stimulus funding arrive," said Liu. "With my professional background in finance and my experience in city government, combined with my demand for fairness and equality, I will be that Comptroller. I will be the Comptroller who will scrutinize the details without losing sight of the big picture."
In 2001, Liu became the first Asian-American to hold public office in New York City.
His campaign website was temporarily down Sunday night, where a short note read, "We've taken a moment to update our website with the most recent news and developments from the campaign. Stay tuned to John Liu for NYC Comptroller!"
I really like John Liu. He's extremely bright, has built an extremely effective operation with a number of extremely talented and dedicated folks around him. He's going places. I fully expect him to be a Congressman, at the very least, one day.
Given the current field, including my own Councilman, David "Mr Squishy" Yassky, I am very bullish on Councilman Liu.
This race is going to be fun to watch.
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 at 17:49:10 PM EDT
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I'm a big fan of Councilman Liu for a number of reasons and often tell people I think he'll be a Congressman one day. Dan flags this statement in the comments:
Council Member John Liu has long defended the will of the people as expressed through past public referenda. New Yorkers have voted twice before to limit office-holders to eight years. Regrettably, Mayor Michael Bloomberg now appears to favor changing the term limits without putting the question before the voters again. Although John does not support the concept of term limits, he certainly cannot and will not support the Mayor pushing this through. Times are tough but so are New Yorkers. And New York is a lot bigger than one man.
I've often said here and elsewhere that I've never been a fan of term lim its. I always believed them to be undemocratic. Then I moved to New York.
Are term limits undemocratic? Sure, by their very nature. But, can one argue that having the City Council overturn or alter them after the public has spoken overwhelmingly on the matter not once, but twice, is anything but undemocratic as well? If anything, such a maneuver would be even more so.
John Liu gets that. As Dan said, only 25 more to go...
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