De Blasio To Endorse Sanders

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo By SALLY GOLDENBERG 02/14/2020 04:42 PM EST Link Copied NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will endorse Bernie Sanders for president — a move intended to advance his own elusive quest for national relevance while underscoring his background as a left-leaning, establishment-wary Democrat, according to people familiar with the mayor's plans. Though he styles himself a political risk-taker, the mayor is only taking the plunge after Sanders emerged victorious from the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, rather than when the Vermont senator’s chances seemed more tenuous last year.