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NYC: 'Indies' back Carrion, paving a potential 3-way fight
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The executive committee of the city’s Independence Party organization voted to endorse former Democratic Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion for mayor, setting up a potential three-way contest if Carrion does not also win the Republican nomination.
Can he win on Independence alone? “Yes, I think we can,” said Carrion, a former urban-affairs official in the Obama administration. He cited...