Longshot NYC mayoral candidate Michael Blake gets $2m in matching funds on eve of primary
Mayoral candidate Michael Blake has secured $2 million in public matching funds approved by the city’s Campaign Finance Board — a significant but belated cash infusion for the longshot campaign.
With just five days left in the primary race, the new cash influx likely comes too late for Blake, a former Bronx assemblyman, to mount a competitive campaign or significantly raise his profile.
But Blake said the new funds mean his “name will resonate across the city over the final five days” and mentioned get out the vote efforts and field operations targeting undecided voters. He declined to give specifics.
“We have days to close the deal,” Blake told the Daily News. “Now we can make it clear to voters — you still have a choice. Especially to Black and brown voters, Michael Blake is a choice for you.”
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