Mayor de Blasio, in Low-Key Role, Sticks to Script at Democratic Convention

For Mayor Bill de Blasio, it could have been a much bigger moment: a high-profile chance to champion his own accomplishments in New York City and the liberal agenda he favors, while positioning himself as a national leader of the left.

Instead, the mayor spoke for just seven minutes at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday, well before prime time, in front of a half-empty hall, sticking to a script praising Hillary Clinton and bashing Donald J. Trump, with no mention of his own achievements in New York

Mr. de Blasio dithered for months before endorsing Mrs. Clinton over her primary rival, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, testing the patience of Mrs. Clinton and her aides. He tried to organize a candidate forum in Iowa that was conceived as a chance to question the candidates on liberal issues and raise Mr. de Blasio’s profile outside New York. The forum fell throughamid criticism of the mayor for appearing more interested in playing national politics than in running the city. For the full article click here 

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