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2019-06-02 Home Front: Politix

De Blasio’s first endorsement comes from small town South Carolina mayor

[NYPOST] Mayor Bill de Blasio got his very first endorsement for president of the United States from ... wait for it ... the mayor of Orangeburg, SC.

That’s right ‐ Orangeburg, population 13,000.

Hizzoner had to work hard for the endorsement, making three trips to the tiny southern town before Mayor Michael Butler finally caved.

Still, Butler wasn’t exactly fulsome in his praise.

"I believe he would do a good job," he told the Orangeburg Times and Democrat.

Even the local paper couldn’t help but smile at de Blasio’s quixotic run, noting, "The third time’s a charm. Well, at least for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio."

The endorsement came as de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray crashed the monthly meeting of the Orangeburg County Democratic Party.

"His main message is putting working people first," Butler was quoted as saying in the Times and Democrat. "That’s what moved to me, working people first."

In March, Butler, who doubles as the bishop of the town’s Victory Tabernacle Deliverance Temple, inadvertently led de Blasio into flapping his arms during the choir’s rendition of R. Kelly’s "I Believe I Can Fly" ‐ an awkward display that earned Hizzoner a hail of criticism for seeming to condone the singer’s misogynistic behavior.

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#1 Land of Mark Sanford and muzzish state symbol...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-06-02 01:09|| 2019-06-02 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 De Blasio couldn't get an endorsement in New York or California?

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