Person familiar with plans: De Blasio to endorse Hillary Clinton
Ending months of delay that drew criticism from some fellow Democrats, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, a person familiar with his plans told The Associated Press on Monday.
De Blasio is expected to make his endorsement official in the coming weeks and likely before a December presidential forum in early-voting Iowa put together by a political group founded by the mayor, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter before the announcement and who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
De Blasio managed Clinton’s successful 2000 Senate campaign and has close ties to the ex-secretary of state and her husband, the former president, both of whom sat on stage for his 2014 mayoral inauguration.