Scrutinizing possible impact of identity politics on NYC mayoral race
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn officially announces her bid for mayor with a "Walk and Talk" tour on Sunday in the Foxhurst section of the Bronx. Quinn announced her bid for mayor via Twitter on Sunday morning. (March 10, 2013)
The role of so-called identity politics hovers as a big question mark over the first incumbent-free contest for New York City mayor since 2001.
Demographics have changed long-term. The black-voter-white-voter calculus of, say, the two close and epic contests between successive mayors David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani may feel like ancient history.
The changes have left experts to wrestle...
