Poll: De Blasio Moves to Slight Lead in NYC Mayoral Race

This is the first time Bill de Blasio has topped a poll in this campaign

A new poll finds Bill de Blasio is the apparent new front-runner in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.

De Blasio, the city's public advocate, is the choice of 30 percent of likely Democratic voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University.

This is the first time de Blasio has topped a poll in this campaign. He had a slight lead over past former front-runner Christine Quinn, who had 24 percent, and ex-comptroller Bill Thompson, who was statistically tied for second place with 22 percent.

Former congressman Anthony Weiner plummets to fourth at 10 percent. He was near the top of every poll until his latest sexting scandal.

The poll surveyed 579 likely Democratic primary voters. It has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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